Survey voting

This survey had a lot of interesting data that analyzes current issues in our government system and society. I find it interesting how 56% of the poll-takers identified as caucasian and a total of 64% of the poll-takers agree that President Donald Trump has responded to the protests was wrong. This shows a lot of progress America has made over the years especially in the white community. Also, 42.5% of poll takers believe in the Black Lives Matter movement. The caucasian poll-takers played a big role in that statistic since they are the majority of the poll-takers. The amount of people who believe in BLM but don’t take part in activism is quite large. The number is about 30%. I believe this is due to the fact that the BLM movement doesn’t have the interest of white people and Asian people since it only stands to make a difference for African Americans. This concerns me because if many people believe in this movement but only a few partake in activism, the movement won’t have much of a voice. The last question on this part of the poll is “Is White Supremacy a Big Issue in America?” The most popular answer was that white supremacy is an issue in America. Once again, this shows a lot of progress in America with people of all races coming together to admit that white supremacy is real and needs to be fixed. Caucasian people were a big part of this survey and showed that many of them believe that racism is still existing in our society and must be changed. 

Areas that worked well on this survey were the variety of races included. I think that helps in giving a voice to all races and their political views. I think the survey results would’ve been more beneficial if we were able to see the race of people who answered the question. The age difference was really beneficial to the survey because we were able to see what the younger generation thought about political issues as well as the older government. Lastly, I think it would’ve been more beneficial to find a way to send these polls to other parts of the state. Since our area is mainly democratic, the answers poll-takers gave would lean more towards democratic views. I think if we were able to get this poll to different parts of the states our responses would’ve been very different. 



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