We asked over 7,000 of this year’s incoming freshman, the high school Class of 2016, to go to the polls and imagine voting right now— who would they choose? Check out the very interesting results of our survey!
out of 7585 respondents
Although Clinton takes the lead with 26% of the vote versus Trump’s mere 10%, about 36% of our respondents are still undecided about who they’d like to see as president.
What about the other candidates?
In addition to the official nominees, we allowed a write-in section for our respondents to fill in with their choices. Here are the results for the third-party and former candidates:
| Candidate | % of the Vote |
|---|---|
|
Candidate
Bernie Sanders
|
% of the Vote
7.4%
|
|
Candidate
Gary Johnson
|
% of the Vote
0.5%
|
|
Candidate
Jill Stein
|
% of the Vote
0.2%
|
|
Candidate
Ted Cruz
|
% of the Vote
0.1%
|
|
Candidate
Marco Rubio
|
% of the Vote
0.1%
|
|
Candidate
John Kasich
|
% of the Vote
0.08%
|
Write-in candidates with an honorable mention:
- Chuck Norris
- Ellen Degeneres
- God
- Joe Biden
- Jesus
- Mickey Mouse (4 votes!)
- Obama
Demographics of our voters
Results by Race
| Candidate | African American | Asian | Hispanic | Multiracial | Native American | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Candidate
Donald Trump
|
African American
2%
|
Asian
4%
|
Hispanic
8%
|
Multiracial
2%
|
Native American
2%
|
White
81%
|
Other
2%
|
|
Candidate
Hillary Clinton
|
African American
26%
|
Asian
12%
|
Hispanic
24%
|
Multiracial
5%
|
Native American
1%
|
White
31%
|
Other
1%
|
According to our results, Trump is most popular among white people, while Hillary’s support is more evenly distributed among the difference races. Besides white people, Hillary’s second highest supporter group is African Americans. Trumps second-highest supporter group, though drastically smaller, is Hispanics.
Results by Gender
A total of 5864 females and 1682 males took our survey.
Males
| Candidate | % of Males Who Voted |
|---|---|
|
Candidate
Donald Trump
|
% of Males Who Voted
14%
|
|
Candidate
Hillary Clinton
|
% of Males Who Voted
24%
|
Females
| Candidate | % of Females Who Voted |
|---|---|
|
Candidate
Donald Trump
|
% of Females Who Voted
9%
|
|
Candidate
Hillary Clinton
|
% of Females Who Voted
27%
|
It’s clear that females much prefer Hillary Clinton, while the percent difference between males who favor Trump and males who favor Hillary is smaller.
Results by Household Income
| Candidate | Less than $25k | $25k-$44k | $45k-$74k | $75k-$149k | $150k or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Candidate
Donald Trump
|
Less than $25k
11%
|
$25k-$44k
14%
|
$45k-$74k
19%
|
$75k-$149k
28%
|
$150k or more
12%
|
|
Candidate
Hillary Clinton
|
Less than $25k
22%
|
$25k-$44k
19%
|
$45k-$74k
16%
|
$75k-$149k
22%
|
$150k or more
8%
|
Trump’s popularity trends in somewhat of a bell curve, showing the largest support in the upper-middle incomes. Hillary’s support is more uniform overall, with higher concentrations of support at the lowest and higher income brackets (with the exception of the $150k+ income bracket, where both candidates show a drop).
Conclusions
Although Clinton takes the lead when up against Trump, it’s important to note that the 30% of students who are undecided (but still planning to vote) could have a major impact in swaying the vote.
Want to see additional stats about the Class of 2020? Check out our other Class of 2020 blog posts:
- A report on The Class of 2020 State of Admissions & Financial Aid
- A report on how teens are using social media in 2016
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