Jones, a University of Pittsburgh student, says his friends are divided on who to vote for — many of his classmates aren’t voting for Trump, but friends in his hometown in Butler County are supporting him.

Kaeli Bennett, 18, dreams of being a homeowner and says housing was more affordable during the Trump administration.

“In the future I want to be able to own a house. And when he was president, prices were much lower, especially for home buyers. And that’s a huge problem for me. I want to be able to own my own house. I want to be able to start a family at an affordable cost,” she said.

Matthew Lonergan, 19, said the difference between Trump and Biden’s economy was “night and day”.

Biden and Harris “really have done nothing but hurt the country, and Trump has done nothing but help the country,” he said.

Another reason Lonergan is voting for Trump is that he sees Trump as more aligned with his Catholic faith. “As a Catholic, Jesus Christ is my lord and savior. Donald Trump supports Jesus and that goes with it,” he said.

Trump’s rally in Pittsburgh was held across the street from Duquesne University, a Catholic college.

Jenna Pindrock, 20, who is Catholic and describes herself as “pro-life,” said she has Catholic friends who were initially on the fence but were then turned away by Harris when he told the protesters anti-abortion “you’re at the wrong rally.”