The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found 58% of voters support limits on activism during school hours, and 39% say schools should focus strictly on academics and avoid activism altogether during the school day.

The poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights between March 2–5, 2026, surveyed 2,659 registered voters, including 1,177 Republicans, 1,270 Democrats and 773 Independents, of whom 330 do not lean toward either major party. It is among the most comprehensive tracking polls in the country.

The poll was weighted by party affiliation, age, region, gender, education and race/ethnicity.

The issue breaks along party lines. Among voters who supported former President Donald Trump, 71% favor clear limits on school activism, compared with 35% of voters who supported ...Kamala Harris or ...Joe Biden.

Among true independents, about 69% support some form of limits. Only 10% of all respondents support allowing full activism during school hours.

(Data: The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll (March 2026). Chart: Kate Guenther / The Center Square)

Parents with children in school were especially supportive of limits, with majorities favoring guardrails during instructional hours. Older voters were also more likely than younger voters to support stricter limits.

Mike Noble, founder of Noble Predictive Insights, said the issue shows a clear consensus among voters.

"This activism issue seems like one of those no-brainer issues," Noble said. "Very few people support having no guardrails."

As activism on K-12 campuses has increased, the group Defending Education has begun tracking student walkouts and protests nationwide. The organization reports 307 protests or walkouts so far in 2026, compared with 46 in 2025.

"By allowing these protests, school leaders are increasing the chance of harm befalling students and decreasing much-needed instructional time in the classroom," Rhyen Staley, research director at Defending Education, said. "Administrators need to put an end to these acts of ‘civil disobedience' before they lose complete control."

The Center Square reached out to teacher unions for comment, but has not received a response.

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