Okay, but why does it interest you?
I see you're very active in this forum, so you probably have a better grasp than me on the issues most (especially new) users face.
Do you think that changing the base of ZorinOS to Debian would solve issues? Do you think it would make work more manageable for the two developers? Do you think the average new user will benefit from the change from gnome to something else?
I'm not asking these questions in a rethorical manner, I am trying to understand your thinking.
To me, ZorinOS looks like the most promising Linux Distro regarding catching users, but I can't see much progress in the last few years. Zorin GRID is announced since at least 2020 and we don't even see an alpha version. The onboarding process could still use some love, so Issues like these or these don't occur.
With the amount that the developers interact with the community (very little as far as I can see) - when the community votes to change fundamental things in the project that require a massive effort - and basically amount to redoing much of the work (in the case of switching the desktop environment, not so much changing the distro, but that also creates issues because ubuntu's build systems are way better than debians') - what is the expected thing that you want the developers to take away from your polls?
"almost half of your community wants you to change the base distro!" - but why?
I think that having the users provide feedback is very important - but choosing what the feedback is is equally important.
I also think that the developers @AZorin and @zorink could provide more information on what their current or biggest struggles are so active members of the community like you @Ponce-De-Leon can better provide valuable input, instead of providing tech support for issues arising with ZorinOS to other users for free.
In the absence of communication from the developers, I invite you to think about the impact that your polls can have on the community as well and to ask questions that can help the developers prioritize and focus their energy towards making zorinos better.
And to the developers - It looks like you have too much work on your plate to interact with the community often - Why not enable valuable members of your community like @Ponce-De-Leon or @Aravisian to act as sort of community managers? (only if they'd be interested of course!) This would enable them to support the project by providing more informed answers to the community. For example - having some behind the scenes meetings with community leaders where they can provide you with feedback they noticed and at the same time get your thoughts about current issues and goings on.