{"id":7335,"date":"2024-11-08T16:49:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=7335"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:49:43","slug":"pike-county-residents-troy-students-cast-their-ballots-in-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/11\/08\/pike-county-residents-troy-students-cast-their-ballots-in-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Pike county residents, Troy students cast their ballots in presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Tuesday, Pike County residents and Troy University students visited the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, former President Donald Trump won the state of Alabama with 62% of the vote. In 2024, Trump would go on to win the state with 64% of the vote. Some Alabamians were glad to see history repeat itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Trump is running on a stronger economy,” said Pike County resident Garrett Creech. “He’s running on border control, and he’s running on a stronger position as a world power. I think that if the people of the United States would rally around those principals instead of who is saying them, then I think that would be really unifying.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this election, many college students were first-time voters. Troy student Alyssa Walz said her vote was based on future economic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELECTION COVERAGE: Troy police enforce safety measures at city polling locations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Honestly, one of the things that most concerns me is taxes,” said Walz. “That’s what is selfishly going to affect me in the next four years. I would also like to see more attention given to people who are in need, people who are struggling day by day to make it through.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creech says he planned to vote for Trump based on his policies, not the former president’s personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think that we’re really divided and I’d like to see us come together in unity,” Creech explained. “I feel like Trump is a divisive character, but I think his policies are really unifying.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Associated Press<\/a> called the race in favor of Donald Trump after he crossed the threshold of 270 electoral votes in the early hours of Nov. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view AP’s full election results, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Tuesday, Pike County residents and Troy University students visited the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n

In 2020, former President Donald Trump won the state of Alabama with 62% of the vote. In 2024, Trump would go on to win the state with 64% of the vote….<\/p>\n

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