Deeper Connections: Survey Results 

On Oct. 16, SGA (student government association) and The Stampede collaborated and hosted Deeper Connections – Election edition, with a faculty panel discussing different views on how to approach the 2024 election. The Stampede asked those in attendance to complete an anonymous survey and interviewed six randomly chosen students after the event. Fifty-three written surveys were returned. Here are some of the results and answers:

If the election were held today, who would you vote for? 

Voting for Donald Trump – 58% 

Voting for Kamala Harris – 9%

Unsure – 23% 

Voting Third Party or Voted Outside America – 10%

Assign a level of importance different issues have on their voting choice (1 = of least importance; 5 = of most importance) 

Civil Rights

5 – 12% 

4 – 19% 

3 – 38% 

2 – 19% 

1 – 12% 

Economy 

5 – 49% 

4 – 32% 

3 – 13% 

2 – 1% 

1 – 0% 

Foreign Policy 

5 – 32% 

4 – 21%

3 – 25% 

2 – 13% 

1 – 9% 

General Health Care 

5 – 23% 

4 – 32% 

3 – 25% 

2 – 13% 

1 – 7% 

Immigration and Border Security 

5 – 34% 

4 – 25% 

3 – 23% 

2 – 9% 

1 – 9% 

Integrity of the U.S. Political System, Laws, and Peaceful Transfer of Power 

5 – 34% 

4 – 32% 

3 – 17% 

2 – 11% 

1 – 6% 

Reproductive Health Care and Availability, Including Abortion

5 – 21% 

4 – 21% 

3 – 28% 

2 – 19% 

1 – 11% 

Safety, Security, and Crime 

5 – 38% 

4 – 30% 

3 – 17% 

2 – 11% 

1 – 4% 

Other issues students mentioned that would influence their voting choice included: military, environmental, gun control, bipartisanship and polarization. 

Editor’s Note: The results for the presidential voting preferences were edited on Nov. 6, 2024, to correct a math error.

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