North Carolina Hurricane Survivors Determined to Vote Despite Devastating Losses

Election officials report a record turnout in some of the hardest-hit areas in a crucial swing state narrowly won by Trump in 2020.

Illustration by The Epoch Times, Bobby Sanchez/The Epoch Times

BURNSVILLE, N.C.—From the hollers to the mountaintops, the rugged North Carolina survivors of Hurricane Helene who lived through hell and high water are turning out in droves to vote.

Political pundits have been discussing if voting would even take place in western North Carolina on Election Day, given the monumental loss and struggle facing Appalachian mountain residents.