A journalism student on an exchange in an American border town has bagged a “front row seat” for the forthcoming presidential election.

Jack Price, who studies at the University of Sunderland, is currently in the Texas city of El Paso, which lie on the border between the USA and Mexico.

Jack, 22, has written for the Northern Echo about his time there – during which he has observed supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as part of his university studies.

He described Republicans as “more animated”, although the city itself is a Democrat stronghold with a large Hispanic community.

Voters will go to the polls tomorrow in the USA

Wrote Jack: “Studying abroad is an amazing experience, but for a journalism student to be in the middle of the most-tense, nasty and at times shocking elections in US history, it’s a real eye-opener.”

He added: “Being a Republican in El Paso is a rarity, but I can’t help but think due to their low numbers, they feel the need to be more radical and vocal in their support of Trump, a candidate which many openly admitted isn’t their first choice.

“I’d also visited the Republicans on a few other occasions for other university projects. So often that one of the party officials asked me if I wanted to do volunteer work.”

Voters go to the polls in the USA tomorrow to decide who will succeed Barack Obama.

Jack concluded: “With the election this Tuesday and neither candidate out in front, it’s sure to be the most interesting climax to one of the most exciting and unusual elections in US history. And I have a front row seat.”