Detailed Results of Exit Poll on School Vote Released

An exit poll after a new school on Fruit Street was soundly defeated in March closely matched the ballot.

But the exit poll has valuable information beyond the "no's" and "yeses" - it has comments from many voters on why they voted as they did.

The plan for a new school was defeated about 68 percent to 32 percent, and the exit poll results showed similar percentages among its respondents: 70 percent of those who took the time on that cold March day to fill out the poll said they voted against the school. Thirty percent said they voted in favor of it.

But again, the poll's fascination is what voters were really thinking when they voted "yes" or "no." These comments will provide lots of data as Hopkinton moves forward with a plan to somehow replace or fix the aging Center School. 

It's all here. The Ballot Question Committee for Elementary School Options, a group opposed to the Fruit Street plan which was formed by Glen Layton and other residents, scrupulously protected the poll findings.

Using both opponents and proponents of the new school, the results were compiled and presented to the school committee Thursday night.

Included in these PDFs (the last one) is the Ballot Question Committee's cover letter and a statement of its methodology.

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