Escambia School Students Pick Clinton, Trump

March 17, 2016

Students in Escambia County participating in a mock election also picked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, just like real world voters in Escambia County did Tuesday.

There were 19 schools across the county that participated with 2,254 votes cast from grades 4-12. About half of the voters were in the seventh grade.

Voting began March 1 and ended with the close of the school day on March 15.

Donald Trump received 36.9 percent of the student vote from Republicans, while Marco Rubio received 24 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz had 19.9 percent of the student vote, followed by Ben Carson at 15.9 percent and John Kasich with 3.3 percent.

Among the students voting Democratic, Hillary Clinton received 51.5 percent of the vote, and Bernie Sanders had 48.5 percent.

Cherie Arnette, Escambia County School District social studies specialist, created a ballot using Google form that allowed students to vote from their computers, Chromebooks or phones.

“Voting is a vital civic responsibility and students should have opportunities to practice and become informed citizens,” Arnette said. “Many teachers included voting in lessons on researching candidates and their positions on the issues.”

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One Response to “Escambia School Students Pick Clinton, Trump”

  1. Dennis HE Wiggins on March 17th, 2016 3:26 pm

    What a superb idea! The only question is, “How many of these students actually researched their candidates of choice v. how many were influenced by popularity, parents, peers, etc.?” Nonetheless, a little exposure to real world experience will prepare them for life after high school.

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