Michigan Kids Back Clinton Over Trump: Scholastic Poll

If kids in Michigan and around the country could vote, they would elect Hillary Clinton to be the 45th president of the United States.

That's according to the results of a Scholastic poll of around 153,000 kids from kindergarten through 12th grade by online and mail-in ballot. Nationally, Clinton received 52 percent of the vote, compared with Donald Trump's 35 percent. Thirteen percent of kids voted for somebody else.

Michigan kids were less enthusiastic about Clinton. She still won the kids’ vote with 49 percent, compared with 36 percent for Trump and 15 percent who vote for someone else.

Scholastic was sure to clarify, though, that the poll is "not based on a scientifically designed sample of the student population." Instead, "It is an educational activity meant to give students an opportunity to express their opinions about the 2016 presidential election."

That doesn't mean the results should necessarily be taken lightly.

Since 1940, Scholastic's kids poll has correctly predicted all but two of the presidential elections The kids missed 1948's win for Harry S. Truman and 1960's victory for John F. Kennedy.

Click here to see the full results of the survey, including a state-by-state breakdown.

In a press release, Scholastic also included quotes from kids who voted for each candidate.

“I voted for Hillary because she will be the first woman president,” a sixth grade student in Arizona said. "Hillary is showing all women young or old you can do anything."

A Georgia fifth-grader said he voted for Trump, "because he would be good for business.”

This unscientific kids poll isn't too far off from researched polls of actual voters. In the RealClearPolitics average of major national polls, Clinton is leading Trump by 6.2 points.

Written by Marc Torrence, Patch national staff

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