(COLUMBIA, Tenn. - Nov. 4, 2016) - - - Andrew Wright, assistant professor of mathematics at Columbia State Community College, recently conducted a college-wide presidential election survey that indicated the majority of respondents were likely to vote for Donald Trump during the 2016 election.

"The survey results were gathered from a small, voluntary sample," Wright said. "For this reason, the results may not be indicative of the actual outcome on election night."

Wright conducted this survey to illustrate basic, real-word statistics for his classes as related to the upcoming election. The results indicated that 35 percent will vote for Hillary Clinton, 45 percent will vote for Donald Trump and approximately nine percent are still undecided.

The responses were gathered from 480 Columbia State faculty, staff and students. Sixty-six percent of respondents were female and 28 percent were male. Of the respondents, 88 percent are registered to vote.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, one of the largest higher education systems in the nation. For more information, please visit www.ColumbiaState.edu.

Tennessee's Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. We offer associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tncommunitycolleges.org.