In a survey conducted by The Phillipian about the upcoming presidential race, Kamala Harris received a majority of support from respondents. Of Andover’s 1,165 students, 600 — 51.5 percent of the student body — responded and completed the survey. Along with student respondents, 112 faculty members and 112 staff members participated in the survey. Of all responses, 76.6 percent were in support of Harris compared to 17.2 percent in support of Donald Trump. Third-party candidates, including Jill Stein for the Green party and Chase Oliver for the Libertarian party, received 1.1 percent of the votes. Four percent of respondents selected “Other.”
The Phillipian conducted a similar survey for the presidential race during the 2020 elections. The results of this survey showed that 78.8 percent of students supported Biden, slightly more than the current number in support of Harris. Comparing the two surveys also shows a marginal increase in the percentage of Trump supporters, growing from 16.6 percent in 2020 to 17.2 percent in 2024. The 2020 survey saw a student participation percentage of 65.1 percent, nearly 15 percent higher than this year’s. The total student body count varied minimally between these two testing years, with a student body count of 1,181 in 2020 — only 16 more students than the current number.
