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===City-student politics=== University of Maryland students make up about 55% of the population of College Park, but their involvement in the city government is limited. Their turnout in city elections varies between 2% and 15%, compared to the 40% average of the rest of the College Park residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowlands |first=D.W. |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Redistricting Overview and Status Update |url=https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3682 |website=City of College Park}}</ref> There are efforts to increase this participation both from the university's student liaison to the council and council members themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=College Park City Council aims to increase student engagement in city affairs |url=https://dbknews.com/2023/04/19/college-park-city-council-increase-student-engagement/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US}}</ref> Students living within the city are eligible to run for city elections<ref>{{cite web |author=Maryland State Board of Elections |title=Voter Registration Introduction |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/index.html}}</ref> and in 2009 Marcus Afzali, a 24-year-old doctoral student in the Department of Government and Politics, was elected to the city council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Brady |date=November 4, 2009 |title=Both incumbents tossed out in District 4 |url=https://dbknews.com/0999/12/31/arc-s6rqwhlcuvawzmemsiblxpus2u/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227005220/http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/both-incumbents-tossed-out-in-district-4-1.859870#.T0rT-yrP1qY |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US}}</ref>
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