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Social security without cuts. have to do it. >> when he said that he, you know, he wasn't going to cut medicaid or, you know, the benefits of, i believed that. >> reporter: but the proposed new health care plan and the proposed federal budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars a year from medicaid and cuts food stamps and social security disability insurance. >> i mean, i felt just like i was insulted, just like he played me for a fool. i mean, i kind of took it personal. >> reporter: if you could do it over again, if election day were today, who would you vote for? >> hillary, without a doub...

>> reporter: which is noteworthy, because donald trump is the first republican candidate he's ever voted for. elliot county was founded in 1869. there have been 37 presidential elections since then. remarkably, the democratic candidate in those have won every one except this one. and donald trump won big here, getting more than 70% of the vote. many people like wesley easterling believing. >> he had a lot of amazing ideas, this charisma about him. he is something different. >> reporter: this county is one of the poorest ones in the country, the poverty rate of 34%. and one of the largest group...

Faith or standing by their man? >> reporter: wesley easterly and his 2-year-old daughter live in the heart of appalachia. elliott county, kentucky. >> i voted for donald trump. >> reporter: which is noteworthy because donald trump is the first republican presidential candidate he has ever voted for. elliott county was founded in 1869. there have been 37 presidential elections since then. remarkably, in this county, the democratic candidate has won every one of those elections, until this one. and donald trump won big here getting more than 70% of the vote. many people like wesley easterly beli...

And wesley easterling is one of them. he and his family have benefited from medicaid and food stamps. he took candidate trump at his word. >> save medicare, medicaid and social >> when he said that, you know, he wasn't going to cut medicaid or, you know, the benefits, i believed that. >> reporter: but the proposed new healthcare plan and the proposed federal budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars a year from medicaid. the budget also makes cuts ranging from food stamps to social security disability benefits. >> i felt like he played me for a fool. i mean i kind of took it personal. >> repo...

Was -- just like he played me for a fool. i mean, i kind of took it personal. >> reporter: if you could do it over again, if election day were today, would you society for him? >> hillary. without a doubt. >> reporter: inside elliot county's penny mart, we talked with other trump voters. like bluegrass musician sammy atkins. if the election were held today, who would you vote for? >> well, i'd probably have to wait and see a little more into the -- i mean, in his office, you know. i mean, if he does a lot of cutting and stuff, i'm sure i might go the other way, you know. >> reporter: trump vot...