NC College Voter ID Visualizer

Democracy on North Carolina's Campuses

For North Carolina’s large and diverse student population, using a student ID to vote makes voting less complicated. However, not all student IDs can be used as voter photo ID. Why? For a student ID to be acceptable for voting, the school – public or private universities and colleges – must obtain approval from the State Board of Elections.

Following the State Board's most recent application period in 2024, 69 schools across North Carolina received approvals for using their student IDs to vote in the 2024 elections. There are many other schools – primarily community colleges and private schools – that have not applied for or received approval from the State Board.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice, in partnership with Democracy North Carolina, has created the College Voter ID Visualizer to show the distribution of North Carolina’s student population and which schools have or have not obtained approval for their student IDs.

If your school has not yet received or applied for approval, we encourage you to contact your campus administrators about the importance of student IDs for making your voice count in years to come and ask them to apply.

Students, parents, and school administrators may also call the NC Election Protection Hotline 888-OUR-VOTE (888-687-8683) for more information about student voting in North Carolina.