New Nationwide Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Public Service Academy

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By 7:1 Margin, Millennials Support Public Service Academy

Between April 3rd and April 8th, 2008, SocialSphere Strategies of Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted a poll of 800 members of the "Millennial Generation": college-bound high school students, college students, and college graduates. The Academy commissioned the poll with support from the McCormick Tribune Foundation. The goal of the poll was to assess Millennials' attitudes toward public service and their opinions about the Public Service Academy, and the results are astounding:

1) By a margin of more than 7:1, Millennials overwhelmingly support the creation of the Public Service Academy.

2) More than half (57%) of all Millennials indicate that they "likely" would consider applying to the U.S. Public Service Academy, with 19% saying that they "very likely" would consider applying. Those most likely to consider applying include: men (63%), Southerners (63%), African Americans (64%), Latinos (68%), and Asian Americans (70%).

3) Political affiliation did not affect young people's perception of the Academy - 58% of Democrats and 56% of Republicans say that they would consider applying to the Academy.

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