Hamilton County voters made their voices heard Tuesday during the 2024 presidential election, and while their issues of concern differed, belief in the importance of the electoral process persevered.
“I’m out here voting because I am a firm believer that each of us has a voice in this process, and I stand on the shoulders of many, many, many, many people that made this process available to me,” Pam Thompson, a teacher at Red Bank Elementary School, said in an interview after casting her vote at the Ridgedale polling location.
Thompson said she cast her vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that Harris is “the most fair, the most fundamental, the most reasonable” candidate for her and what she believes in. Women’s issues and immigration informed Thompson’s vote, she said.
Thompson votes in every election because she said she was taught to “never pass an election up.”