Students at Belmont make voting social this Election Day

Nashville is known as the “Athens of the South” in part because it is home to so many colleges and universities. That means it’s also home to lots of young, first-time voters today.

I cast my ballot this morning at my polling location on Belmont University’s campus, where I saw some students have made this Election Day a social occasion.

I saw a many young people at the polls with their partners or friends. Right as I was leaving, a big group of college kids walked up together, led by a young, blond woman. As she passed, she pumped her fist in the air and announced “We’re going to vote!” which was met with cheers from the handful of campaign volunteers camped out just beyond the 100-foot boundary.