Business, Science & Voter Certainty February 2, 2012
Posted by Laurier Student Poll in WLUSU Election 2012.Tags: Campaign Period Poll
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In analyzing student elections, one of the challenges Laurier Student Poll has faced has been determining which demographics matter. Recent polls indicate an interesting difference between the voting tendencies of the faculties at Laurier. More than 60% of students in the Business faculty claim to be either likely or certain to vote. On the other hand, Science students are less set into their decision to vote. 70% are either likely or not likely to vote. As these are the two middle options on the questionnaire, we can determine that most Science students are on the edge regarding whether or not they will vote. Overall, we can see that business students are more confident in their decision to vote and that Science students are much more hesitant to vote at all.
Written by Dylan Gimpelj (First Year, Economics).
Do you think this has to do with the fact that the two front runners are from the business program?
Hi Brandon,
First of all, thank you for your interest in Laurier Student Poll. Regarding your question, we’d have to say no. Onabolu seemed to have much better support in business than Solda did, which suggests that his support is a more relevant factor than the combined faculty of the two. Additionally, the business faculty has consistently had a higher turnout in past elections, so this trend is not surprising.