- Students overwhelmingly favor Biden this fall, with 71% of students saying they will vote for him in the upcoming election.
- Support for Biden has steadily increased over time, and could gain more momentum now with Harris as VP.
- Support for Biden is overwhelmingly strong among women of color, with 89% of Black and 77% of Hispanic/Latina female students planning to vote for him.
In the most recent round of survey results released September 3, the Chegg/College Pulse Student Election Tracker shows that 48% of males believe Donald Trump will be reelected in November. Coming off the heels of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, male students lead in believing Trump will win reelection this fall. Only one-third (35%) of college women believe the same.
While on average, 41% of students believe Trump will be reelected, students overwhelmingly favor Joe Biden this fall, with 71% of students saying they will vote for him in the upcoming election. Since Biden has officially announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, support for Biden among registered voters has slightly increased from 68% to 71%, potentially signaling that a Biden-Harris ticket may gain momentum in the coming weeks.
With much of higher education in limbo with the COVID-19 pandemic, how college students feel about the presidential election is making headlines. In partnership with the Knight Foundation, College Pulse recently released a report where students expressed their thoughts surrounding the upcoming presidential election. Results showed that students overwhelmingly dislike Trump, with only 18% of registered voters saying they would vote for him.
Similarly, the Chegg/College Pulse Student Election Tracker shows Biden as the frontrunner. Early results of the Chegg/College Pulse Democratic Primary Tracker showed Bernie Sanders as a clear favorite among college students, with more than 70% of students supporting Sanders as the nominee between March and April of 2020. In comparison, Biden was ranked significantly lower, with approximately 2 in 10 students supporting him as the nominee during that time. However, Biden’s support has been steadily rising among college students over the past few months, led primarily by Black (89%) and Hispanic/Latina women (77%).
