Folks Are Sharing How Much They’ve Changed In The Year Since The Presidential Election

Wednesday marks one year since the 2016 presidential election. But for some people, the 12 months following President Donald Trump’s victory have felt much longer.

To mark Election Day 2017 on Tuesday, Twitter users revealed the toll that the past year had taken on them via the “me on Election Day 2016 v. me on Election Day 2017” meme:

Me on Election Day 2016 vs Me on Election Day 2017. pic.twitter.com/EKLkjfnAWO
— Josiah Neeley 🤔 (@jneeley78) November 7, 2017

Me on Election Day 2016 v. Me on Election Day 2017 pic.twitter.com/eV9CK0Zr3R
— Kayla Marie (@Maria_Giesela) November 7, 2017

Me on election day in 2016 v. Me on election day in 2017 pic.twitter.com/VhEJD7468n
— lyz lenz (@lyzl) November 7, 2017

me on Election Day 2016 vs. me on Election Day 2017 pic.twitter.com/SRdUAWL7UF
— Megan Amram (@meganamram) November 7, 2017

Me on Election Day 2016 vs me on Election Day 2017. pic.twitter.com/bN5dGC0Tp0
— Elizabeth (@ebhaslam) November 7, 2017

Me on election day in 2016 v. Me on #ElectionDay in 2017 pic.twitter.com/pIks0fEdLq
— Alex Small (@alexcsmall) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016 vs election day 2017 (h/t @lyzl) pic.twitter.com/wXUagYlnHd
— Becca (@BekaBooMN) November 7, 2017

Me on Election Day in 2016 vs. me on Election Day in 2017: pic.twitter.com/G2K2eyNZ7R
— jer (@twenty3nyc) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016/me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/DkKaGpYj65
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) November 7, 2017

Me on election day 2016 vs. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/hdFAaoaWyR
— Stacey Ritzen (@StaceyRitzen) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016 vs me on election day 2017

(figured I would share with the whole class) pic.twitter.com/ArWRPZANqP
— Sarah Weinman (@sarahw) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016 vs. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/6cr71JH3DA
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016/me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/wQHCENMX72
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016 vs me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/sdvLsJ2YGz
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) November 7, 2017

Me on election day 2016 vs. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/cZaQvZIH84
— Maureen Lee Lenker (@themaureenlee) November 7, 2017

Me on Election Day 2016 vs. Me on Election Day 2017. pic.twitter.com/phQaFAYgH0
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) November 7, 2017

Me on Election Day 2016 v me on Election Day 2017 pic.twitter.com/dcCRSzhy9c
— Dorothy Snarker (@dorothysnarker) November 7, 2017

Me election day in 2016 v. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/6tUmxSESmh
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) November 7, 2017

me on election day 2016 vs election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/KYFFt5P02Z
— Ziwe (@ziwe) November 7, 2017

election day 2016 vs election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/yiPdb0jKnu
— Angel Varak-Iglar (@angelnorelation) November 7, 2017

Me on #ElectionDay in 2016 v. Me on #ElectionDay 2017 pic.twitter.com/rJ57wJ1eMi
— Todd Johnson (@rantoddj) November 7, 2017

Me on election day in 2016 v. Me on election day in 2017 (h/t @lyzl) pic.twitter.com/ScvtDhbs62
— 🕸🕷Cate Fricke🕷🕸 (@crfricke) November 7, 2017

Ok I'll play: Me on Election Day 2016 vs. Election Day 2017. pic.twitter.com/nk0rRSKOun
— De Elizabeth (@deelizabeth_) November 7, 2017

We're all doing that "Me on Election Day 2016 vs. Me on Election Day 2017" thing? Okay. pic.twitter.com/dcolCUeWIg
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 7, 2017