Kids Voting NC Wake County
2008 Election Results for Kids Voting Wake County
What an incredible turn out of voters for the elections of 2008. We had involvement from schools across Wake County ranging from K-5 grade school kids to high school seniors. Thank you for practicing your civic right to vote!
We had a record number of ballots to be processed from all of the participating schools and precincts. Overall, there were 67,981 kids who cast a ballot along with 986 high school students who voted on line bringing the total number of participating kids to 68,967 voters. What a number! Here is a breakdown of votes by school for the 2008 election. Additionally, here is a breakdown of votes by high schools in Wake County. We also would like to share stastistics showing the election results of the number of votes made by students as compared to adults voting. Another bit of iinformation to check out is a chart depicting the number of kids participating in Kids Voting since 1996.
Thank you again to all of the teachers, parents, kids, and volunteers who put in so many hours as well as their best efforts toward making this election a huge success for Kids Voting Wake County.
Election Results for North Carolina Primary on Tuesday, May 8, 2008
Election results have been tabulated for the NC Primary held on Tuesday, May 8, 2008. Click here to see the overall winners. Here are the breakdowns by the following:
1. Wake County Elementary Schools
Elections 2007 Results
Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers who participated in the Tuesday, October 9, and Tuesday, November 6, 2007, elections. We had an outstanding turnout of student voters! The total number of students participating in both elections is 19,734.
For your information, here are the final results of the kids' votes for the 2007 elections. Additionally, here is a breakdown of the elections by individual schools for 2007. Again, thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers that made this election a success!
Mission
Kids Voting NC Wake County creates an active and informed electorate by engaging students, teachers, parents, and the community in the democratic process.
Goals
Kids Voting collaborates with public, private, parochial, home, and charter schools to create an informed electorate, increase adult voter turn out, and develop lifetime voting habits in youth. Kids Voting works to establish a voting generation by developing future citizens who regard voting as vital to American life. The project also reminds adults of their civic responsibility.Program Description
Kid's Voting is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization that promotes voter participation by educating America's youth about the importance of an informed electorate and the responsibilities of voting to sustain democracy. It is the only civics program that brings students into official polling sites on election day. Wake County's award-winning program reaches out to over 125,000 students.Kids Voting is Unique
Kids Voting USA is the only organization that virtually replicates the voting process by taking students into official voting precincts on Election Day. Kindergarten through high school students register to vote and participate in a fun classroom curriculum about the election process. On Election Day, students go to the polls with adults and cast their ballots in local, state, and national elections. Results are tallied and reported to schools and the news media.