Elections

As The First Polls Close, Donald Trump Dominates The Conversation

Kaitlan Collins Contributor
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Donald Trump is dominating the conversation on Facebook during election night.

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As the first polls closed in six states at 7 p.m. EST, the Republican nominee was more talked about in states like Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and Vermont than Hillary Clinton was. The two were tied at 50 percent in Virginia.

According to numbers released by Facebook, over 7.5 million shared that they had voted in the 2016 election.

(Photo: Getty Images)

(Photo: Getty Images)

The top issues being discussed were government ethics, religion, racial issues, crime and criminal justice and the economy.