We finally conducted our election day exit poll and it was pretty cool. I got about 10 responses, which I was happy with seeing as most people I talked to did not even realize there was an election today. Kind of sad. However, it was one project I have done in college that I can safely say has relevance. We got to work on this project from beginning to end by creating the questions, administering the poll, and then evaluating the results.
Mostly college kids filled out my surveys with a few adults tossed in there. I think I expected to see more adults around campus since the Bone is such a convenient polling place, but I guess 11 am on a Tuesday isn't the most convenient time. I did not get the sense that many students were planning to vote, which did not surprise me. I think a lot of kids don't understand the correlation between learning about your governor or rep and how that affects your daily life. This is probably due in large part to apathy and disinterest because the knowledge isn't there. It is something that should be instilled in kids from a young age so they can go grow up challenging things and being more engaged in the world around them, rather then what the latest status is on Facebook.
Overall it was a cool experience and I really liked doing the project. Now I know a little bit about what pollsters have to go through on a routine basis. Not sure it's the job for me..
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