Four years ago, the nation took a turn in political parties when Republican nominee Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Today, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is fighting Trump for that position. The 2020 Presidential election is a topic of conversation that everyone is currently participating in, including the students of Solon High School. With two of the most known clubs at Solon being the Young Democrats and the Young Conservatives, politics are inevitably a key component of high school.

Many students feel as though history may be repeating itself from the last election, in that those who want Trump to win are convinced he will and vise versa for Biden. 

That being said, people are also able to admit that both candidates have a decent shot of winning. 

“It feels like it might be 50-50, like the 2016 election,” said Solon High School senior, Maleya Cruz. “Especially when I see equal amounts of signs in people’s yards.”

While some think that the entire country is split in half when it comes to the election, many feel that is not exactly the case in Solon.

“[The school is] definitely a more Democratic community,” Cruz said, “[We’re] a younger generation so we feel more of the world’s problems… and most of us do not feel the problems that favor [Trump].”

Although there are some students such as Cruz that feel the Democratic community is in the majority, the school offers both a Young Conservatives and Young Democrats club. Braeden Chapnik, a senior at Solon, is a member of both clubs. 

 “I would identify as an independent voter, and participating in each club gives me an outlook on both perspectives,” Chapnick said. 

Eli Rosner, a senior at Solon, said that the school is, “Definitely more Democratic, [but] it does not have a big effect [on the school] and how everyone feels about each other.” 

Rosner also took the same standpoint as Cruz on who they hoped or expected to win, being Biden. This once again differed from Chapnik, but not because he would vote conservatively. 

“[I] would vote independent or libertarian,” Chapnik said, who thinks that it has the potential to be the more popular option. 

“Do more research before you vote, odds are when you do more research you’ll vote independently.” Chapnik also thinks that election day is still very far away, that Biden might win today, but by the time everyone votes Trump will get elected again.

Whether it will be Biden or Trump who will take the seat at President next January, the forthcoming election won’t be overlooked by the students and staff of Solon High School. However, simply discussing theories will not have any long lasting impact. That will be made by the teachers and students of age who vote on election day. After election day, there is a possibility that a lot will change in the country. If that is true, then there will also be changes with the students of Solon.