Tennessee Kids Vote Donald Trump for President

NASHVILLE, TN — If kids in Tennessee could vote, they would elect Donald Trump to be the 45th president of the United States.

That's according to the results of a Scholastic poll, which included 153,000 kids nationwide from kindergarten through 12th grade voting by online and mail-in ballot.

In Tennessee, Donald Trump received 45 percent of the vote, compared with Hillary Clinton's 42 percent. Thirteen percent of kids voted for somebody else. See the national Scholastic results.

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."

Real Clear Politics notes the two most recent polls in Tennessee, back in early October, had Trump up 10 points and 11 points.

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.”

With reporting by Marc Torrence | Image via Scholastic