On Wednesday, the results came in. Former President Donald Trump won the presidential election.

Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t too far behind. It was a close race all along. Swing states played a key role. They helped pick the winner. Swing states are places which might side with either candidate. This year, those states were Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona leaned toward former President Trump. As of Wednesday morning, results in those states still weren’t final. But Mr. Trump won support from the rest of the swing states. That gave him more than the 270 electoral votes he needed.

Reporters from WORLD News Group talked to voters in swing states. (WORLDkids is part of that news company.) Here’s how some of them voted and why.

Construction manager Cameron Denman lives in Fulton County, Georgia. He voted for former President Trump. Mr. Denman wasn’t sure that Vice President Harris would take care of the economy. The 27-year-old wants to buy a house and start a family. But that “feels almost near impossible right now,” says Mr. Denman. 

Brian Cappiello is a pastor in Michigan. He also felt that Mr. Trump would help lower costs. “My wife asks me the same question every time she goes grocery shopping. She says, ‘Guess how much groceries were today?’” 

What about voters who chose Mrs. Harris? Some believed she would represent America well to other nations. Some like her gracious personality. 

Not everyone said the same for former (and future) President Trump. Katlyn Johnson is a college student in Pennsylvania. She didn’t approve of the Republican candidate. “He doesn’t want the job of president,” she says. “He wants all the power.”

Many voters were tired of people arguing over the election. And many folks weren’t happy with either candidate. 

Ishma Ali is a real estate manager. She lives in Forsyth County, Georgia. She voted for Mrs. Harris. But she wasn’t worried about the election results. “I have faith in God more than I do people,” she explains. “I cast my vote and just hope and pray that whatever happens is within His will.”

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. — Romans 13:1