Editor’s note: This is one story in a series of stories over the November election.

By Jadynne Brady

Editor-in-Chief

A survey of South students showed that the majority of students would vote for former President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

JagNewsOnline put out a 10-question survey over students’ opinion about different political issues, including their party, who they support, and what issues are most important to them. A QR code was sent out during JagHour and students could take the survey if they wished. 139 responses were recorded.

Here are the results.

• Students were asked to rank the presidential candidates on who they would vote for, from most to least
  • Former President Donald Trump, 55 percent of students put as their first choice
  • Vice-President Kamala Harris, 37 percent
  • Green Party Jill Stien, 4 percent
  • Independent Cornel West, 1 percent
  • Libertarian Chase Oliver, 1 percent
• 37 percent of students are affiliated with the Republican Party, 25 percent are Democrat, 6 percent are Independent; the other 31 percent are another party or are unsure.
• 34 percent of students said that they feel they know both presidential candidates well and 38 percent said they feel they know both somewhat well. 17 percent feel that they know only one well. 12 percent feel they don’t know about either.
• The majority of respondents, 63 percent, feel that they are accurately represented through one of the presidential candidates.
• Students were asked to rank the issues that mattered most to them from most to least.
  • Abortion, 37.4 percent as the top pick
  • Economy, 34.5 percent
  • Immigration, 17.3 percent
  • Climate, 6.5 percent
• In state elections, 44 percent of students feel a little informed and 30 percent don’t feel informed at all; only 11 percent of students felt very informed; 13 percent feel just informed.
• The state election also includes ballot issues. 35 percent of students feel a little informed about the ballot issues and 29 percent feel informed. 18 percent feel very informed, while 13 percent don’t feel informed at all.
• Students were again asked to rank the ballot issues that mattered to them, from most to least.
  • Amendment 3, which addresses reproductive rights, 39.6 percent
  • Proposition A, which would increase minimum wage, 32.4 percent
  • Amendment 7, which is about the voting procedure, 11.5 percent
  • Amendment 6, which would increase funding to law enforcement, 9.4 percent
  • Amendment 2, which would permit sports gambling, 5.8 percent
  • Amendment 5, which would permit a new casino to be built in Branson, 1 percent
• Seniors made up 32 percent of the responses, freshman made up 31 percent, sophomores made up 25 percent, and juniors made up 12 percent.
• 71 percent of students said that if given the opportunity, they would vote in the upcoming election, while only 7 percent said that they wouldn’t. 17 percent said they might, and 5 percent don’t know.