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Press Release Source: Scholastic Corporation
Students Around the Country Select George W. Bush as President in the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll
Wednesday October 20, 10:00 am ET
Scholastic Election Poll Has Mirrored Outcome of Every General Election Except Two Since 1940
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing and media company, today announced the results of the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll, an educational activity that gives children too young to go to the polls themselves the opportunity to participate in the political process. More than half a million students in first through eighth grades from across the country participated in the poll, choosing George W. Bush as the next President of the United States.
Since 1940, Scholastic Classroom Magazines have given students the opportunity to cast their vote for president in the Scholastic Election Poll (online voting was added in 2000). In every election, but two, the outcome of the Scholastic Election Poll mirrored the outcome of the general election. The exceptions were in 1948 when students chose Thomas E. Dewey over Harry S. Truman and in 1960 when more students voted for Richard M. Nixon than John F. Kennedy. In 2000, student voters chose George W. Bush, mirroring the Electoral College result but not the result of the popular vote.
In the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll, George W. Bush received 52 percent of the votes and the Democratic contender, John F. Kerry, received 47 percent. Rounding out the vote, 1 percent of students voted for other candidates.
Results from key swing states are as follows: * Florida and Ohio were a near tie between President Bush and Senator
Kerry.
* President Bush received 57 percent of the student vote in Pennsylvania.
* Senator Kerry received 58 percent of the student vote in New Hampshire.
Students from across the country voted through mail-in paper ballots found in many of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, including Scholastic News® and Junior Scholastic® beginning in September and online at Scholastic News Online (
http://www.scholastic.com/news) from mid-July to October 18, 2004.
The Scholastic Election Poll is not based on a scientifically designed sample of the student population. It is designed as an educational activity to encourage student thought and debate, and to give students an opportunity to express their opinions. The respondents are self-selected, based on teachers who want their classes to participate and students who want to participate individually.
"Live every day like it's the last, 'cause one day you're gonna be right!" Ray Charles (6/10/04 was the day)
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