SYRACUSE, NY — Zinnia Facey, 19, celebrated her first time voting at Nottingham High School with a glazed donut Tuesday evening.
A student at Le Moyne College, Facey said she wasn’t voting on any particular political issues, but that she “just wanted to vote.”
“It’s my first time, so I just want to make some sort of difference,” she said. “And I don’t want Trump to win.”
Facey said she chose to vote for Harris because she “just represents” her.
“It’s a good, nice time to have someone Caribbean,” she said. “I’m also Caribbean and I also like her values.”
She added: “She’s just vibes.”
This election makes her “a little nervous,” she said, because the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is so close.
Either way, the prospect of a first female president is inspiring to Facey.
“It should have already happened, but it’s nice to live through that movement,” she said.
Having a Black woman president was already “supposed to happen as well,” Facey said, but “it’d be great to have a first Black female president,” she said.
“I think it should change a lot, so I’m hopeful that this will be good change,” she said.