Bobby Thorns, Gary, IN

Thorns is a 52-year-old voter in Gary, Indiana. A dedicated voter, Thorns comes from a politically-engaged family. He took his elderly mother to vote early at eight in the morning the day before Election Day.

Thorns has observed that his local community is more enthused than ever about voting.

“People are going to cast that vote,” Thorns says. “You’re going to see people pushing old people in a wheelchair, you’re going to see them coming on their canes. They will vote.” He also asserts that young people are voting in his community.