With just barely over 1% overrepresentation, the Psych department is one of the most accurately-represented departments in the election. However, with over 600 eligible voters, its impact in any election is undeniable. Its 324 voters make waves and greatly modify the landscape for the electorate and it looks particularly dire for SALiGAN here.

With a -26% aversion to SALiGAN and a +15% in favor of BUKLOD, its numbers stack up and knock out several of SALiGAN’s candidates, particularly in the Councilorships, shaking up the rankings in the final result.

Voting for a nearly all-blue council, Psych remains a BUKLOD stronghold. All of SALiGAN’s candidates fail to reach 25% and its standard-bearers can hardly crack 10%.

BUKLOD’s dominance in Psych shows no signs of stopping (projected to become +17%), while SALiGAN’s base is projected to continue dwindling Collegewide (dropping its loss in the department to only -17%). It is unclear, however, whether this is due to BUKLOD fielding candidates in Psychology and SALiGAN’s lack thereof, or if the effect remains for the rest of BUKLOD’s candidates without their Psych co-candidates to pull the department to the polls.

Further, of particular note in Psych is its increasing number of Abstentions, hitting an all-time high for Councilors (over 32%), a trend that appears to be increasing over time alongside the rest of the College. With a department so large, its influence hints at the Department’s (and College’s) increasing apathy and polarization.