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In 2016, Elliott County, Kentucky voted for the Republican nominee in the U.S. Presidential Election for the first time since its founding over 100 years ago.
Like most of Appalachia, the citizens of this county have been struggling to rebound from the loss of the coal industry. There has been a rural exodus across the country as coal and manufacturing jobs to international markets.
Unlike the rest of the country, people living in Elliott County have chosen to take on longer commuters rather than see their community disappear.