Tuesday, April 21, 2015 The Daily Californian ELECTION RESULTS 5

tisan executive position, none dents.

By Sahil Chinoy

Examining
were elected.
and Chloee Weiner In a political system in which
newsdesk@dailycal.org about one-fourth of the elector-
ate changes yearly, public opin-
In the climax of last weeks ion can be unpredictable, and
ASUC tabulations ceremony in party lines often shift from year
As ballots were cast earlier
this month, The Daily Califor-
nian conducted its first voter
survey to better understand the
motives and patterns behind
voting behavior. The Daily Cal

the
Wheeler Auditorium, deafening
cheers erupted from one side of
the room as CalSERVE swept all
four partisan executive seats for
the first time since 2008.
to year. Its not clear how each of
the approximately 12,000 vot-
ers in this years election came to
his or her final decision, though
students often echo popularly
asked respondents to answer
questions about candidates and
campus issues, using demo-
graphic information to examine
which of the popular specula-

electorate
The other side of the room,
filled with Student Action sup-
porters, celebrated its seven sen-
ators-elect but was noticeably
quieter. Though the party ran
candidates for all but one par-
held ideas: Enough Facebook
likes guarantee a spot in the sen-
ate, Student Action relies on the
Greek system for support, and
CalSERVEs platforms arent
tangible enough for some stu-
tions are based in fact.
More than 600 students
representing a wide range of
campus constituencies took the
survey. Below are some of the
findings.

Mixed feelings
Rank the following campus issues in order of which you find most pressing.
Tuition and fees Academic experience Mental health Sexual assault Sustainability Diversity Crime Divestment

East South His- Other Student Cal- Greek Greek Very Lib- Mod- Conser-
All Male Female White Asian Asian panic race LGBTIQQA Action SERVE males females liberal eral erate vative
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Tuition and fees and mental health were prioritized by all groups. Among the Greek community, sexual as-
sault was ranked, on average, first by females and fifth by males. The importance of sexual assault also de-
creased uniformly with increasingly conservative political affiliation. All groups but one ranked divestment
as their lowest priority.

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elections and read more about the results of the The Daily
Californians election survey, visit votersurvey.dailycal.org/2015.

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