Students Around the Country Select George W. Bush as President in the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll
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.
"Teachers rely on Scholastic Classroom Magazines and Scholastic News
Online for articles on the latest news from the campaign trail and to help
students learn about how our nation elects its leaders. The Scholastic
Election Poll is a fun way for students to apply their knowledge of the
candidates and the electoral process and to get young children excited about
politics so they'll grow up to be active, well-informed citizens and future
voters," said Rebecca Bondor, Editor in Chief, Scholastic Classroom Magazines.
Students from across the country voted through mail-in paper ballots found
in many of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, including Scholastic News(R) and
Junior Scholastic(R) 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.
Scholastic is a leading publisher of educational magazines with 34
publications for grades PreK-12, reaching over 25 million students and
teachers across the country. Teachers rely on these publications to enhance
instruction in such subjects as science, reading and language arts, math,
social studies, current events, history, geography, world languages, and art.
Scholastic News Online (http://www.scholastic.com/news), the magazines' online
companion gives teachers, students and parents an additional resource with
which to learn about and discuss current events in the classroom and at home.
Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and
distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology.
Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products
for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines,
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variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-
based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs;
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