Pittsburgh Public Students Elect Hillary Clinton President In Mock Election
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- In a citywide mock election, Pittsburgh Public High School students elected Hillary Clinton as president.
The election took place in 13 schools on Nov. 4. 1739 students in grades 9-12 participated.
71 percent chose Clinton and 17 percent chose republican candidate Donald Trump.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson finished in third place with 6 percent of the vote. Students also chose:
Katie McGinty-D (60 percent) over Pat Toomey-R (26 percent) for Senate;
Mike Doyle-D (81 percent) over Lenny McAllister-R (19 percent) for the House of Representatives;
Josh Shapiro-D (74 percent) over John Rafferty for Attorney General (26 percent).
The election was hosted by The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Volunteer Center. The group held the mock election on its website and compiled the data.
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"We broke down the election data not only by school, but also by grade, gender and race, much like the way we see campaigns and media analyze results," said Amy Cohen, Volunteer Center Manager. "We intend to share those results with social studies and math teachers who, if they choose, can teach about the election in the classroom by comparing actual election results with data provided by the students themselves."
The mock election was a project of the #BeOurVotePgh Campaign.
"Civic engagement is a cornerstone of every successful democracy," said Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto. "Much of the future success of the City of Pittsburgh depends upon the next generation's recognition that it is their duty to make their voice heard at the polls."
