According to a poll of 169 seniors at GBHS, seniors demonstrate strong disapproval of Trump’s use of executive orders, the closure of the Department of Education and the role of Elon Musk in government. A majority of students also state they feel the country is moving in the wrong direction, and only 14% responded that the country is moving in the right direction.
Seniors demonstrate a slight disapproval rate of President Trump’s current role in office, though only 13.6% stated approval. The other two groups both hover around 13%, stating they are neutral or that they do not have enough information to decide.
Respondents demonstrate general lack of excitement towards the political parties, with ambivalence and disapproval encompassing the majority of respondents. For the Democratic party, 48% of seniors stated they were neutral and 27% stated they disapproved. For the Republican party, 38% were neutral and 36.7% stated that they disapproved.
Seniors had various opinions regarding the role of the Department of Government Efficiency, with 39.6% stating that they disapproved of the job of the department, 26.6% stating they were unsure, 19% stating that they were neutral and 15% stating that they approved.
As for Diversity Equity and Inclusion Programs, GBHS Seniors show mild approval, at 39%, 27% neutrality, 17% disapproval and 16.6% stating they needed more information to decide.
*Some data may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Trump is doing?
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Do you approve or disapprove of Elon Musk’s role as leader of DOGE and advisor to the president?
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Do you approve or disapprove of the closure of the federal Department of Education?
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Do you approve or disapprove of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs (DEI)
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Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is doing?
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Do you feel as though the Republican Party is moving in the right direction or wrong direction?
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Do you approve or disapprove of the Republican Party?
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Do you feel as though the Democratic Party is moving in the right direction or wrong direction?
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Do you approve or disapprove of the Democratic Party?
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Do you feel as though the country is moving in the right direction or wrong direction?
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Do you approve or disapprove of Trump’s use of executive orders? (Executive orders are directives issued by the president that have the force of law but require no action or conferral with Congress.)
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Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Trump is doing?
Elijah Neacsu-Xie • May 27, 2025 at 9:36 am
Could you please elaborate on your findings? You seem to have made a rather noticeable grammatical error when stating in the title that 58% of GBHS seniors feel that the country is moving in the wrong direction while the graph shows 54% of GBHS senior disapprove of the job President Trump is doing. If this was intentional, then please explain how the graph supports the title, thank you.