Highland, Hillcrest students participate in Youth Straw Poll

Posted 10/31/22

On Tuesday, Oct 25, 16,629 students from more than 140 schools voted in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll.  Students in every K-12 school across the state were invited to vote for their preferred …

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Highland, Hillcrest students participate in Youth Straw Poll

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On Tuesday, Oct 25, 16,629 students from more than 140 schools voted in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll.  Students in every K-12 school across the state were invited to vote for their preferred candidates in Iowa’s U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial races; according to the Iowa Secretary of State, Highland Highschool and Hillcrest Academy students cast their votes this year.

The purpose of the poll is to serve as a fun, hands-on learning activity to engage young people in civics.

2022 Fall Iowa Youth Straw Poll results were as follows: 

Governor: Kim Reynolds, Republican, 59.9%; Deidre DeJear, Democrat, 31.0%

U.S. Senator: Chuck Grassley, Republican, 61.2%; Michael Franken, Democrat, 38.8%

U.S. Representative District 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican, 58.3%; Christina Bohannan, Democratic, 41.7%

Traditionally, the Iowa Youth Straw Poll has served as a good indicator of how the actual elections will shape up.