Story highlights Clinton holds commanding lead over Sanders among black voters statewide

Sanders' wide support on college campuses extends to historically black colleges

Some 230,000 students attend HBCUs

Orangeburg, South Carolina (CNN) Generally speaking, as far as the unpredictable 2016 Democratic primary goes, two things have largely remained consistent:

Bernie Sanders has captured the imagination of younger voters, while Hillary Clinton enjoys strong support among African-American voters.

In South Carolina, where African-American voters accounted for the majority of Democratic primary voters in 2008, Clinton holds a 65% to 28% lead over Sanders among black voters likely to vote in the February 27 primary, according to the latest CNN/ORC poll.

But here in Orangeburg -- home to two of the state's 10 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) -- the on-campus collision of those blocs appears to be bucking, er, "Berning" the trend.

"[Clinton] and Bernie are basically the same candidate. They have basically the same policies," South Carolina State University freshman Aaliyah Loadholt said at a recent CNN roundtable with HBCU students. "The only difference is Bernie fights with a vision. He has a vision for America and that's why he has my vote."

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