Cabrini, like nation, shows apathy in voting

Students cited various reasons as to why they did not vote this past election day. The most common: an inability to get home to the polls.

by Laura Casamento editor in chief

In accordance with a national trend sweeping the United States, many students remained apathetic this election day, staying away from the polls in favor of doing other things.

According to a recent poll in the New York Times, men aged 18 to 29 made up just six percent of this year's voting population. Women in the same age group made up seven percent of the total.

Men in that age group favored the nation's Republican candidates by a narrow margin, with 56 percent supporting the G.O.P. Forty-four percent of the male population supported the Democratic party.

Women, however, inversely mirrored the men's votes, casting their favor to the Democrats by 55 ·percent.

Across the nation, people with some college education favored the Republican party's candidates by a margin of 53 percent. Of them, 57 percent of males with some college education voted for the Republican candidates, while women remained split down the middle, casting a 50 percent vote for both parties.

While some Cabrini students were able to make it to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, many stayed away for various reasons.

According to Jamie Tennyson, a junior, voting required her to travel home to New Jersey, which she did not have time to do.

"I was away at school," Tennyson said. "It was a pain to go all the way home and all the way back just to vote."

Others said that they simply had too much to do.

"I was pretty preoccupied with my schoolwork and all," senior Mike Primavera said.

Sophomore John Amerman echoed Prirnavera's statement. "I was too busy catching up with my work to go," he said.

Chris Stein, a commuting junior from Glenolden, Penn., said that he could not make it home to vote because of his schedule.

"I had class that night," he said.

"I didn't get an absentee ballot."

Other students said that they did not know enough about the elections or their candidates to make an informed choice.

"I didn't vote," senior Carrie Paul said. "I wasn't educated enough on the candidates."

"I didn't

Sarah Giovannini junior

Junior Sarah Giovannini felt the same.

"I didn't really know about anybody," she said. "It doesn't really interest me."

Of Cabrini students who did make the trip home, most said that they voted- out of a sense of obligation.

Jennifer Scaramuzza, a commuter from Delaware County, also went home to vote.

"I don't think I would have voted, but my mom said to." she said.

Like much of the county, Seara- muzza voted Republican.

"It is the right thing to do," said junior Christine Aldorasi, a resident who traveled home to Swarthmore, Pa. to cast her vote.

"I liked the people who were running in my party and I wanted to vote for them. My opinions should be heard."

National Voting Trends Group

Men, total Women, total Aged 18-29, total Men aged 18~29

Women aged 18-29

Some college education

Men, some college Women, some college College graduates, total Men, college graduates