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Who Did Ridgewood And Glen Rock Students Vote For?
Nationwide, Hillary Clinton won in a landslide over Donald Trump, 57 to 32 percent, in Newesla's mock election.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — More village students voted for Hillary Clinton this year than did Donald Trump, results of a town wide mock election show.
Clinton received 46 percent of the vote while Trump received 43 percent, results from Newesla show. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 7 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein received 3 percent.
Clinton and Trump tied in Glen Rock, with 41 percent of students casting their vote for each of them. Johnson received 9 percent of the votes and Stein 7, results show.
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Nationwide, more than 384,000 students in all 50 states voted. Clinton captured 57 percent of the vote, while Trump got 32 percent.
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