Democracy Day spurs political dialogue, midterm voting

Students congregated at White Plaza to learn about civic engagement, engage in democracy-themed activities and discuss the American experiment during Stanford’s annual Democracy Day Tuesday. The holiday, which coincided with midterm elections, marked its sixth year with opportunities to think both critically and optimistically about American democracy. The University recognizes Democracy Day as an academic holiday, canceling classes for the day even on non-election years. “What makes Democracy Day so important is students helping out students to be more engaged citizens,” Democracy Day Chair Jadon Urogdy ’27 told The Daily, “I think that is really what brings so much joy to everyone.” The celebration, centered in White Plaza, included tables run by various campus groups that provided diverse opportunities for students to engage with democracy. One such group was StanfordVotes, whose table focused on promoting civic engagement.

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