Shot at the polls in Skid Row on November 5, 2024, this portrait series documents a neighborhood voting through a consequential national election. It returned Donald Trump to the White House, and nationally, around 65% of U.S. citizens cast a ballot, among the highest presidential turnouts in recent decades. These pictures register who showed up and why.

Across the line, voters named housing and houselessness as shared priorities, a throughline even among people who were otherwise split on candidates or parties. That focus sits within a broader landscape: national surveys found the economy and immigration top of mind for many voters, while concerns about democracy and abortion drove others. In Los Angeles polling however, housing affordability and homelessness remained dominant civic concerns. At the Skid Row site, views ranged from firm support for Trump to third-party protest votes to voters motivated by the war in Gaza, reflecting a national debate that divided Democrats and shaped Americans' choices in 2024.

These portraits and brief interviews were made in partnership with the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN). The day after the election, LA CAN’s Pete White wrote that “change must come from us.” It's a line that threads throughout this series, a record of civic intent in a place too often discussed but rarely seen speaking for itself.