SPECIAL: Election Day 2020 - Hawkeye Polling Results

1 | ELECTI ON DAY SPECI AL COVERAGE | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | The Hawkeye

Hawkeye Election Polling Results (10/30 - 11/1) Wh o r espon ded?

Do you appr ove of t h e w ay Don ald Tr u m p is h an dlin g h is job as Pr esiden t ?

On a scale f r om 1-5, h ow polit ically m ot ivat ed ar e you ?

Freshmen - 43

Approve - 42.7%

1 = Apolit ical

Sophomores - 62

Disapprove - 44.4%

5 = Ver y polit ically m ot ivat ed

Juniors - 59

Other - 12.9%

226 respondents

1 - 4.0%

Seniors - 62

2 - 8.5%

Do you appr ove of Don ald Tr u m p's h an dlin g of t h e COVID-19 pan dem ic?

3 - 23.3%

Approve - 34.1%

4 - 35.9%

Democratic - 30.1%

Disapprove - 54.4%

5 - 28.3%

Republican - 42.5%

Other - 11.5%

Wit h w h ich par t y do you con sider you r self m ost af f iliat ed?

Eligible Vot er s

Independent/No Affiliation - 23.0% Third Party/Other - 4.4%

Wh ich of t h ese issu es is m ost im por t an t ?

(19 r espon den t s)

Economy in general - 21.8% If Elect ion Day w er e t oday, w h ich pr esiden t ial can didat e w ou ld you su ppor t ?

Unifying the country - 21.3%

Do you plan on vot in g?

Coronavirus/Diseases - 18.2%

Joe Biden - 48.2%

Environment/Pollution/Climate change - 8.0%

Yes, I will vote in-person at my local polling place on Election Day. - 63.2%

Donald Trump - 45.1%

Race relations/Racism - 8.0%

Other - 6.6%

Crime/Violence - 7.1%

Yes, I voted/will vote early in-person (absentee in-person voting). - 21.1% Yes, I voted/will vote by mail. - 15.8%

The government/Poor Leadership - 6.7% On a scale f r om 1-5, h ow m u ch do you r polit ical belief s align w it h t h ose of you r par en t s?

No. - 0%

Unemployment/Jobs - 4.9%

I am unsure. - 0%

Healthcare - 2.7% Judicial system/Courts/Laws - 1.3%

Wit h w h ich par t y ar e you r r egist er ed?

1 = Not at all.

5 = En t ir ely

Democratic - 26.3%

1 - 4.9%

Do you believe Am y Con ey Bar r et t sh ou ld h ave been con f ir m ed t o t h e Su pr em e Cou r t of t h e Un it ed St at es?

Independent/No Affiliation - 36.8%

2 - 10.7%

Yes - 48.2%

Third Party/Other - 0%

3 - 33.3%

No - 36.7%

4 - 40.0%

I don't know - 15.0%

Republican - 36.8%

5 - 11.1%

For those who consider themselves most affiliated with the Democr atic Par ty...

If Elect ion Day w er e t oday, w h ich pr esiden t ial can didat e w ou ld you su ppor t ?

Wh ich of t h ese issu es is m ost im por t an t ?

Joe Biden - 98.5%

Coronavirus/Diseases - 23.5%

(68 respondents)

Do you appr ove of t h e w ay Don ald Tr u m p is h an dlin g h is job as Pr esiden t ?

Race relations/Racism - 22.1%

Approve - 0%

Donald Trump - 0%

Unifying the country - 22.1%

Disapprove - 92.6%

Other - 1.5%

Environment/Pollution/Climate change 16.2%

Other - 7.4%

Do you believe Am y Con ey Bar r et t sh ou ld h ave been con f ir m ed t o t h e Su pr em e Cou r t of t h e Un it ed St at es?

The government/Poor Leadership - 8.8% Healthcare - 2.9%

Do you appr ove of Don ald Tr u m p's h an dlin g of t h e COVID-19 pan dem ic?

Crime/Violence - 1.5%

Approve - 0%

Economy in general - 1.5%

Disapprove - 100%

Unemployment/Jobs - 1.5%

Other - 0%

Yes - 5.9% No - 80.9% I don't know - 13.2%

Judicial system/Courts/Laws - 0%

For those who consider themselves most affiliated with the Republican Par ty...

If Elect ion Day w er e t oday, w h ich pr esiden t ial can didat e w ou ld you su ppor t ?

Wh ich of t h ese issu es is m ost im por t an t ?

Joe Biden - 6.3%

Unifying the country - 17.9%

Approve - 88.5%

Donald Trump - 92.7%

Crime/Violence - 13.7%

Disapprove - 6.3%

Other - 1.0%

Coronavirus/Diseases - 11.6%

Other - 5.2%

Economy in general - 42.1%

(96 respondents)

Do you appr ove of t h e w ay Don ald Tr u m p is h an dlin g h is job as Pr esiden t ?

Unemployment/Jobs - 7.4% Do believe Am y Con ey Bar r et t sh ou ld h ave been con f ir m ed t o t h e Su pr em e Cou r t of t h e Un it ed St at es?

The government/Poor leadership - 4.2%

Yes - 86.5%

Race relations/Racism - 1.1%

No - 2.1%

Environment/Pollution/Climate change - 0%

I don't know - 11.5%

Healthcare - 0%

Do you appr ove of Don ald Tr u m p's h an dlin g of t h e COVID-19 pan dem ic?

Judicial system/Courts/Laws - 2.1%

Approve - 72.9% Disapprove - 14.6% Other - 12.5%

For those who consider themselves unaffiliated/I ndependent...

If Elect ion Day w er e t oday, w h ich pr esiden t ial can didat e w ou ld you su ppor t ?

Wh ich of t h ese issu es is m ost im por t an t ?

Joe Biden - 61.5% Donald Trump - 19.2%

Coronavirus/Diseases - 26.9% Environment/Pollution/Climate change - 9.6%

Other - 19.2%

Economy in general - 7.7% The government/Poor Leadership - 7.7%

Do you believe Am y Con ey Bar r et t sh ou ld h ave been con f ir m ed t o t h e Su pr em e Cou r t of t h e Un it ed St at es?

Healthcare - 5.8% Crime/Violence - 3.8%

Yes - 30.8% No - 48.1%

Race relations/Racism - 3.8% Unemployment/Jobs - 3.8%

I don't know - 21.2%

Judicial system/Courts/Laws - 1.9%

Unifying the country - 28.8%

(52 respondents)

Do you appr ove of t h e w ay Don ald Tr u m p is h an dlin g h is job as Pr esiden t ?

Approve - 17.6% Disapprove - 51.0% Other - 31.4% Do you appr ove of Don ald Tr u m p's h an dlin g of t h e COVID-19 pan dem ic?

Approve - 11.5% Disapprove - 71.2% Other - 17.3%

2 | ELECTI ON DAY | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | The Hawkeye

Why Do You Think this ?I t 's t ime t o que st ion Ame r ic a 's gr e a t ne ss. I 'm not p olit ic a lly inf or me d , but it d oe sn't t a ke a ge nius t o se e t ha t our unst a ble c ount r y is a j oke. We a r e in a t ime of unr e st in our c ount r y , bot h in t he gove r nme nt a nd on t he st r e e t s. I t 's t ime t o c ha nge t he na r r a t ive a nd ha ve some one who c ould p ossibly br ing ma j or r e f or m a nd br ing us c lose r t o a unif ie d , inc lusive , sa f e , a nd honor e d c ount r y . I wa nt t o be p r oud t o be a n Ame r ic a n a ga in."

- Victor Tor r es ?23

?I n or d e r t o st a r t a id ing t he wound s in t his c ount r y c a use d by CO VI D - 19 , r a c ism/ p olic e br ut a lit y , a nd t he e nvir onme nt , we ne e d a non- d ivisive f ig ur e in t he W hit e House. [ ...] J oe Bid e n ha s r e c og nize d t he r e a r e linge r ing p r oble ms in t his c ount r y , a nd inst e a d of d e ny ing t he ir exist e nc e , he ha s c r e a t e d le git ima t e p la ns t o c omba t t he m.?

?O ur p r e sid e nt d oe sn 't t a ke a n y r e sp on sibilit y f or t he ha nd ling of t his vir us a n d be lie ve s t ha t it w ill go a wa y be a mir a c le , but J oe Bid e n list e n s t o sc ie nt ist s a n d d oc t or s a nd he a r s wha t he ha s t o sa y . O ur p r e sid e nt now only d oe s wha t 's be st f or him a n d wha t he be lie ve s is good f or t he c ount r y a n d in my ey e s t ha t is sc a r y a n d Ame r ic a ?s wor st nig ht ma r e.?

- Ryan Selden- Lyde ?24 ?D ur ing t he next f our y e a r s, t he f e d e r a l gove r nme nt w ill p la y a n ext r e me ly imp or t a n t r ole , on e t ha t ma y c ha nge a ll of our live s. And we ne e d t o e le c t a le a d e r who w ill sup p or t t his c ount r y ove r t he next f our y e a r s."

- Phineas Hogan ?22 ?T his e le c t ion is imp or t a nt be c a use it c ould be t he d ow nf a ll of our gr e a t na t ion if J oe Bid e n is e le c t e d .

T he e c onomy w ill t a nk, j obs w ill be lost , a nd t a xe s w ill be r a ise d .?

?No ma t t e r who w ins Ame r ic a w ill st ill st a nd a na t ion d ivid e d , a nd like ly e ve n mor e so.?

- Br ennan Dillenbeck ?24

- Philip Car uso ?23

?Tr ump is a bla bbe r ing id iot , who is d e st r oy ing our c ount r y .?

- Padr aic May ?24

?[ S ] e e ing CO VI D c a se s c onst a nt ly r ising a nd ma ny in f ina nc ia l c r ise s, it is imp or t a nt t o e le c t a P r e sid e nt who und e r st a nd s t he ir j ob a nd ma ke s a p la n t o p e r f or m t ha t j ob we ll."

?T his e le c t ion is c r uc ia l be c a use D ona ld Tr ump r ep r e se nt s t he f r e e d oms we ha ve a s Ame r ic a ns. J oe Bid e n t a lks a bout r e inst a t e d loc kd ow ns, a nd whe r e d oe s t ha t sup p r e ssion of our r ig ht s a s huma ns a nd Ame r ic a ns e nd ??

- Michael Miele ?22

- Sion Yap '24 ?T he w inne r of t his e le c t ion c ould ha ve d r a st ic e f f e c t s on our he a lt hc a r e , sc hoolin g , e c onomic a l, j ud ic ia r y , a nd int e r na t iona l r e la t ions. T he next p r e sid e nt w ill d e c id e whic h p a t h our c ount r y c ould f ollow f or t he next ge ne r a t ion, d ep e nd ing on wha t p olic ie s t hey e na c t .?

- John Owens ?23

?Te nsions a r e hig h w it h loot ing a nd r iot s, c oup le d w it h t he Cor ona vir us.

Tr ump w ill move t his c ount r y f or wa r d a nd out of t his c r isis, while Bid e n w ill p it our c ount r y int o d e ep e r p a nic .?

- Owen McConaghy '22

- Daniel Law ?23

?G e t t ing a s ma ny p e op le out t o vot e a s p ossible in t his e le c t ion is c r it ic a l if we w ish t o p r e se r ve our d e moc r a c y ."

- Daniel Deeney ?22

?We ne e d t o c hoose a p e r son who c a n r un t his c ount r y w it h r e sp e c t f or e ve r y on e. [ ...] We ne e d some on e who c a n c ha n ge t he wor ld f or t he be t t e r a n d p ossibly le a d us t o a solut ion .

T ha t is why t his e le c t ion should ma t t e r t o a ll of us.?

- Andr ew Mizger d '22 ?[ T ] t he out c ome of t his e le c t ion w ill d e t e r min e t he c ount r y 's p a nd e mic r e sp on se.?

- Oscar Roat ?22 ?I be lie ve t ha t J oe Bid e n?s t a x p la n w ill p ut t his c ount r y int o mor e of a Commun ist c ount r y a s op p ose d t o a D e moc r a c y . Pe op le t ha t ma ke ha r d e a r ne d money w ill t he n be t a xe d ve r y la r ge a mount s ma king t he m j ust a s we a lt hy a s some p e op le t ha t d on?t e a r n a s muc h money .?

- Owen Gar wood ?23

?I d on't t hink t his e le c t ion is ve r y imp or t a n t , be c a use in t he gr a nd sc he me of t hing s, not hing muc h w ill c ha nge f or me. I d on't like a ny of t he ma in p a r t y c a nd id a t e s. Bid e n is c le a r ly not we ll e noug h t o le a d , a nd Tr ump is Tr ump .?

- Joseph Fr attone ?22

- Car ter Blake ?23

?T he CO VI D c r isis is t he numbe r on e p r ior it y .

T he next p r e sid e nt must p ut t his d ise a se f ir st a nd p ut t he ir p olit ic a l a ge n d a a sid e. I t is c r it ic a l t o t he d e ve lop me nt of e c onomy a n d he a lt h in t his c ount r y .?

- William Pur cell ?23

"[ E] ve r y e le c t ion is imp or t a nt ."

- Samuel Fisher ?22

- John Jaeger ?23

?Wit h c ount r ie s suc h a s Russia a nd China using inc r e a sing f or c e t o a t t a in wha t t hey d e sir e , t he a c t ions of t he f ut ur e p r e sid e nt w ill be int e gr a l t o how t he g loba l c ommunit y is going t o f unc t ion.?

"T he c ur r e n t p r e se nt d oe s not be lie ve in sc ie nc e , whic h ha s show n t o be ha r mf ul a n d w ill on ly c on t inue t o be ha r mf ul if he is r e - e le c t e d .?

"I t 's our c ha n c e t o ha ve a voic e , le t s not t a ke it f or gr a n t e d ,"

- David Mar tino ?22

?T his e le c t ion is not a bout who w in s a n d who lose s (p la in ly ); t his e le c t ion is a bout t he f ut ur e of our na t ion a s we know it . I n gist it s ep oc h- ma king; e ve r y vot e is a t hr e a d of t he t a p e st r y we c a ll our f ut ur e."

- Isaiah Littlejohn ?24

"I t hink t he imp lic a t ions of t his e le c t ion w ill be f e lt f or ma ny y e a r s t o c ome. How we , a s a na t ion, go f r om t his p oint w ill d e t e r mine a lot a bout t he c lima t e (lit e r a l a nd p olit ic a l), r a c e r e la t ions, a nd ot he r issue s a t t he f or e f r ont of our mind s.?

?Hist or ic a lly , d e moc r a c ie s a r e not long - la st in g f or ms of gove r nme n t . Ma ny sma ll, se lf - gove r ning c it y - st a t e s in a nc ie nt G r e e c e a nd I t a ly we nt t hr oug h wha t T huc y d id e s t e r me d 'st a sis' - t he p ola r iza t ion int o t wo gr oup s: t he e lit e s a n d t he ma sse s. Comp e t it ion would gr ow so f ie r c e be t we e n t he m, a s bot h sid e s va lue d w in ning t he st r ug g le ove r sa ving d e moc r a c y in t he c it y . [ ...] Now , a s a c ount r y , we c hoose be t we e n a c a n d id a t e who p r omise s t o 'w in' t he st r ug g le be t we e n e lit e s a nd p op ulist s by f or c e - P r e sid e n t Tr ump a nd Vic e P r e sid e nt Bid e n, a c a nd id a t e who p le d ge s t o wor k f or a ll p e op le of t he c ount r y , a ll Ame r ic a ns, a nd r e unit e t he na t ion. Eve n if he f a ils t o d o t his c omp le t e ly , it is a bsolut e ly ne c e ssa r y , f or our sy st e m's sa ke , t ha t he ha s a c ha n c e t o t r y ."

- Mur phy Bonner ?22

- Caleb Silver gleid '21

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s Election is I mpor tant? ?T his e le c t ion is ext r e me ly imp or t a nt be c a use of ma ny d if f e r e nt t hing s. T hose be in g ke ep ing j obs he r e , p r e ve nt ing t he t a r nishing ha nd of soc ia lism a nd c ommunism f r om t ouc hing our gr e a t c ount r y , a nd we ne e d la w a n d or d e r .?

- Matthew Schoonyoung ?23

?T he c ount r y is in a ve r y vulne r a ble st a t e r ig ht now be c a use of t he Covid - 19 p a nd e mic a nd r a c ia l unr e st . T he c ount r y f e e ls mor e sp lit be t we e n le f t a nd r ig ht t ha n e ve r be f or e in my lif e t ime.?

?I r e a lly d on't know a bout t he e le c t ion be c a use so ma ny p e op le sp it out f a lse r ep or t s t o ma ke e a c h ot he r look

- Riley Needham ?21 ?T he w ind ow of t ime f or Ame r ic a t o r e t a in it s p osit ion a s t he sole sup e r p owe r of t he wor ld is r a p id ly c losing. We f ind our se lve s be se t w it h a ne w ly a r ise n China , p e r f e c t ly w illing t o exp loit our d ivision a nd inst a bilit y f or it s ow n be ne f it , a nd a r e sur ge nt Russia , we ll p r a c t ic e d in t he a r t of un d e r mining us. For our p a r t , we ha ve p ushe d t he Eur op e a n U nion, NAF TA, a nd r e st of t he Ang losp he r e a wa y f r om us.?

- Car men Iacuzio '24

?T he f a ilur e t o ha nd le t o CO VI D - 19 p a nd e mic ha s f ur t he r p r ove d t ha t a c ha nge of le a d e r ship is ne c e ssa r y . Alt houg h t he p a nd e mic , r a c ism in t he c ount r y , a nd e c onomic a l issue s won't be solve d ove r nig ht , t his e le c t ion c ould ve r y we ll le a d t o t he be ginning of t he e nd , unif y ing t he c ount r y muc h mor e t ha n it ha s be e n ove r t his la st t e r m.?

- Andr ew Kallmeyer ?21 "D on?t wa nt e c onomy t o c r a sh be c a use libe r a ls a nd D e moc r a t s ge t t ing e le c t e d . Ma d e a lot of money t his summe r ha d p ut it most of it in t he st oc k ma r ke t . I d on?t wa nna lose money .?

?T he e c onomy ne e d s t o c on t inue t o t hr ive a n d we c a n't a f f or d t o lose j obs r ig ht now , we ne e d t o f oc us on r e op e ning t he c ount r y quic kly a n d sa f e ly . O ve r a ll, it is ve r y imp or t a n t t ha t no ma t t e r who we e le c t , we ma ke our voic e s he a r d so t ha t t he c ount r y c on t inue s in t he r ig ht d ir e c t ion .?

- Finn McCar thy ?23 "T his e le c t ion is wha t I be lie ve t o be t he f ir st of ma ny "most imp or t a n t e le c t ion s of our live s." T he t ur bule nc e of our p olit ic s w ill not wa ne w it h t ime , if a ny t hing it w ill gr ow. Wit h t ha t sa id , I be lie ve t he imp or t a nc e of t his e le c t ion lie s in t he d ivid e be t we e n t he t wo d if f e r e nt vision s of Ame r ic a t ha t we a r e p r e se nt e d w it h."

- Thomas Hillman ?21

- Jack Wagner ?21 ?J oe Bid e n know s how t o c omba t t he p r e ssing issue s f a c ing our c ount r y .?

- James Janco ?21

"[ T ] t he next a d minist r a t ion w ill be t a ske d w it h le a d ing t he c ount r y int o t his ne w c ha nging c ount r y whe t he r t ha t be f or t he be t t e r or f or t he wor se.?

be t t e r ing our se lve s a s a na t ion."

?T his e le c t ion is inc r e d ibly imp or t a n t , a s it c ould le a d t o t he d e a t h of c omp r omise. G ove r nme nt ha s ne ve r be e n mor e p ola r ize d , a n d we ne e d t o e le c t le a d e r s w illin g t o go a c r oss t he a isle t o ge t t hin g s d on e.?

- Tyler Peter son '21

- Aiden Render - Katolik '21 ?We se nd a me ssa ge t o t he r e st of t he wor ld by who we e le c t t his y e a r , e it he r t ha t we e nd or se bla t a nt misc ond uc t a nd ha t e or t ha t we wa nt t o wor k t owa r d s

- Kir by Rich ?21

ba d ."

- Joseph Kilpatr ick '23

?Amid st a ll of t he soc ia l d ivision a nd p olit ic a l qua r r e ling t ha t st e ms f r om t he ongoing p a nd e mic a nd st r a ine d r a c e r e la t ions, a se r ious d e f ic ie nc y of le a d e r ship ha s c ont r ibut e d t o t he va st c ur r e nt d isunit y in our c ount r y .?

?Be c a use t he c ount r y is so sp lit by so ma ny issue s a nd we ne e d some sor t of unif ic a t ion ."

- Jonah Awad ?24

"Ra c ia l unr e st , e c onomic d if f ic ult ie s, a n d t he Cor ona vir us Pa n d e mic a r e a ll p r oble ms t o be ha nd le d by our next Comma nd e r - in- Chie f .?

- Br enden Ber na ?24 ?T he r ig ht s of p e op le of c olor , wome n, d isa ble d p e op le , t he L G BT Q + c ommunit y , a nd a ll ot he r minor it ie s a r e on t he line."

- Nile Andah '21

?W he ne ve r t he c ount r y is most d ivid e d t he ha r d e st c hoic e is t o p ic k who it w ill be t o unit e us.?

- Maxwell Bar ton ?23

?We ne e d a le a d e r t ha t c a n unif y our c ount r y . I n t he wor d s of Abr a ha m L inc oln 'A house d ivid e d a mong it se lf c a n not st a n d .' O ur le a d e r ne e d s t o r e a lize t his a n d not on ly a p p e a l t o t he ir p a r t y , but a ll Ame r ic a ns a s a whole.?

- Rick Cassidy ?22 ?I t is d e c id ing be t we e n la w a n d or d e r a n d r iot s.?

- Colton Oatway '24

?T his e le c t ion ha s t he p ot e n t ia l t o e it he r e nt ir e ly und e r min e t he int e gr it y of our d e moc r a c y or t o r e t ur n it t o a st a t e of nor ma lc y .?

- Anthony Hays ?22

- Gr ant Snyder ?23 ?I t is a n unbe lie va ble t ime t o be a live a nd I t hink t ha t whoe ve r w ins t his e le c t ion w ill se t t he t one f or t he r e st of t his p a nd e mic .?

- Andr ew Wenger ?23

"[ O ] ur 2 A r ig ht s a r e a t st a ke.

Also t he r ig ht t o lif e is a t st a ke in a bor t ions."

"Bot h p a r t ie s ha ve gone t o ne w low s t o sme a r e a c h ot he r .

I t 's t he most t e nse e le c t ion we w ill like ly se e in our lif e t ime s.?

- Joseph Samango ?23

- Nolan Reddy '22

"O ur c ount r y is in suc h a t ime of suf f e r ing a nd ne e d t ha t we ne e d a n a d e qua t e le a d e r t o he lp us r e c ove r .?

- Liam Stephens ?21

"As a n 18 y e a r old , I f in a lly ha ve my c ha nc e t o p a r t ic ip a t e in who le a d s our c ount r y . I hop e t his e le c t ion se r ve s a s a st ep p ing st one t owa r d s mor e unit y in our c ount r y .?

?T his e le c t ion c a n d e t e r min e t he f a t e of t he p a nd e mic , vie w s on r a c e a n d d ivisions, a n d t he f ut ur e of next ge ne r a t ions t o c ome.?

- Uche Ogbodo ?24

- Will Guckin ?21

?I t 's a lwa y s sa id t ha t t his e le c t ion is t he most imp or t a n t on e in our lif e t ime s. But t his t ime it is. T he f ut ur e of our c ount r y is a t st a ke. O ur c ount r y is bit t e r ly d ivid e d , br oke n by a p a nd e mic a nd a r e c e ssion. Ye t we w ill ge t t hr oug h it . I be lie ve our sha r e d Ame r ic a n va lue s w ill hold t r ue if we e le c t a P r e sid e n t who unit e s t he c ount r y by p le d ging t o r e st or e t he soul of t he na t ion a n d wor king f or a ll Ame r ic a ns.?

- Joseph Massaua '21