Sample free-response explanations of how affected participants felt they would be affected by the 2016 U.S. presidential election
| Affected participant explanations |
|---|
| I feel that people that have historically discriminated against minorities like me will feel safe in openly displaying their prejudice toward me and others. |
| I think I will be personally affected because I believe this president will only spread more racism and hate towards my people. |
| I will be mistreated in certain areas. |
| Since I am gay, I feel like hateful people will feel emboldened to discriminate against me. |
| Many of my family members are scared they will be deported. The overall social climate around me seems to have become more negative especially when it comes to immigration and equal rights. Although nothing racist has happened yet to me, I feel like the likelihood of something happening will increase these coming years. |
| As a person of color, I feel that this election has emboldened many to disregard, discriminate, and deny the experiences and realities of people like me. I fear for my life and my family's and my friends and friends' families lives. |
| My girlfriend and her family are undocumented, and I fear that the results of the U.S. presidential election will affect that status. As a Hispanic, I feel targeted as a minority by people who do not like my race. |
| My mother is undocumented and I have disabled relatives that rely on the Affordable Care Act that Trump is repealing, and I fear that my mom is going to be deported or experience more overt racism because she's undocumented. |
| As a woman, I feel that certain rights, such as the right to reproductive care, are being threatened. I am also the daughter of an immigrant and have had experience being racially profiled and feel that these events will only increase along the duration of Trump's presidency. |
| I am an African American woman, so this election will affect laws not only for my health rights but also create even more tension for minorities in everyday life. |
| With all that has happened lately, in regards to the “Muslim ban,” I believe that legislation will be passed that enforces stronger immigration laws. Ultimately, I can see both of my parents being deported. This worries me a lot. |
All explanations are reproduced verbatim.