Our election poll results are in…and the winner is
November 6, 2016
The results are in and students have spoken.
The Forest Fire distributed 500 polls to various classes at the beginning of November. Not all students who received polls participated or answered all the questions.
But for those who did a picture of the 2016 election through student eyes emerges.
Here’s who responded:
9th | 59 |
10th | 61 |
11th | 67 |
12th | 101 |
We asked students to characterize the state of the nation. Here’s what they were feeling.
I like the direction of the country. | 8 |
I mostly like the direction but see problems. | 87 |
I mostly dislike the direction but see positives. | 90 |
I am opposed to the direction of the country. | 47 |
I am indifferent to the direction of the country. | 23 |
Students were asked to which party defines them if they could register today. Of 290 who responded, here’s their picks:
Democrat | 29 percent |
Republican | 34 percent |
Independent | 37 percent |
Indecision ruled the day. As of the beginning of this month, in the presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial races, many students were undecided, making a prediction difficult:
President (250 respondents)
Clinton | 74 |
Trump | 83 |
Johnson | 14 |
Stein | 7 |
Undecided | 72 |
Senator (289 respondents)
Burr | 74 |
Ross | 55 |
Undecided | 160 |
Governor (301 respondents)
Cooper | 97 |
McCrory | 82 |
Undecided | 122 |
Students were also asked which national issue mattered most to them. Below are their concerns in order of most to least respondents.
Terrorism / Isis | 61 |
Racism | 31 |
Economy | 30 |
Equal pay for women | 26 |
Bee population decline | 21 |
Police shootings / training | 20 |
Global warming | 18 |
Gun violence | 18 |
Immigration | 16 |
Student debt | 15 |
LGBT rights | 13 |
Students also selected which issues facing N.C. mattered most to them.
Economy | 52 |
HB-2 | 51 |
Paying for college | 45 |
Police shootings / training | 29 |
Racism | 29 |
Fracking | 14 |
N.C. crime lab delays | 5 |