Islanders Line Up to Let Their Voices Be Heard in Election
James Mahoney has his ballot tallied by Roxane Ackerman in Aquinnah.
James Mahoney has his ballot tallied by Roxane Ackerman in Aquinnah.
Jared Salvatore offers coffee and cookies from Rosewater Market to Edgartown voters.
Jared Salvatore offers coffee and cookies from Rosewater Market to Edgartown voters.
The Reimann Family, Ruby, Kristen (mom), Klara, and Christopher (dad). Eighteen-year-old twins Ruby and Klara are first time voters this year.
The Reimann Family, Ruby, Kristen (mom), Klara, and Christopher (dad). Eighteen-year-old twins Ruby and Klara are first time voters this year.
West Tisbury voters tackle their ballots alongside fire department gear.
West Tisbury voters tackle their ballots alongside fire department gear.
Steady, but not overwhelming, lines of voters continued in Tisbury.
Steady, but not overwhelming, lines of voters continued in Tisbury.
Tim Rich loads John Keene's ballet into the box.
Tim Rich loads John Keene's ballet into the box.
Mary and Joseph Frawley vote for the first time on the Vineyard.
Mary and Joseph Frawley vote for the first time on the Vineyard.
Tallying early ballots in Oak Bluffs.
Tallying early ballots in Oak Bluffs.
Aquinnah's historic ballot box, the Standard, gets a work out today.
Aquinnah's historic ballot box, the Standard, gets a work out today.
Anne Williamson is next in line to cast her vote in Edgartown.
Anne Williamson is next in line to cast her vote in Edgartown.
Tisbury town clerk Hillary Conklin (right) and constable Ken Barwick walk the voting line early, armed with election day tools for health and safety.
Tisbury town clerk Hillary Conklin (right) and constable Ken Barwick walk the voting line early, armed with election day tools for health and safety.
Jason Cray dressed for the occasion in Oak Bluffs.
Jason Cray dressed for the occasion in Oak Bluffs.
Julius Lowe brought his baby to participate in democracy in West Tisbury.
Julius Lowe brought his baby to participate in democracy in West Tisbury.
Wanda Williams admits passage in to the polls.
Wanda Williams admits passage in to the polls.
Line formed early in Tisbury for historic election.
Line formed early in Tisbury for historic election.
Waiting to register in Oak Bluffs.
Waiting to register in Oak Bluffs.
Socially distanced voting in West Tisbury.
Socially distanced voting in West Tisbury.
American poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote: To-day, alike are great and small, The nameless and the known; My palace is the people's hall, The ballot-box, my throne! And we can't agree more this year.
Lines formed at every Island polling station Tuesday as Vineyard voters joined their counterparts around the country in deciding a historic presidential election that has riveted public attention and deeply divided the country.