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 a handful of students after the event. Here are some of the results and answers from those interviewed:
If the election were held today, who would you vote for?
Voting for Donald Trump – 56%
Voting for Kamala Harris – 0.09%
Unsure – 0.16%
Voting Third Party or Voted Outside America – 43.75%
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.
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About The Author
Gabrielle Jones is a sophomore from Elizabethton. She is a Multimedia Journalism major and a Filmmaking minor. She is the Social Media Manager for Stampede. She enjoys horror media, reading, and film.