US EditionAmish voter turnout fuels Trump’s victory in Pennsylvania amidst raw milk raid outrage
- The Amish community in Pennsylvania registered to vote in unprecedented numbers following a January federal raid on a raw milk farm in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania.
- Record turnout from Amish voters played a significant role in GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's victory in Pennsylvania’s 2024 election.
- Scott Presler registered 180,000 first-time Amish voters, reflecting the community's shift toward involvement in the electoral process.
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Pennsylvania Amish turned out in ‘unprecedented numbers’ to elect Trump after state cracked down on local farm over raw milk
Trump went on to win the state of Pennsylvania, bringing in 50.5 percent of the votes to Kamala Harris’ 48.5 percent. In Lancaster County, Trump won with a roughly 16-point lead over Harris.
The Amish Turnout For Trump In This Key Swing State Was “Unprecedented”
Historically, the Amish were not really a vocal minority in politics. They stuck to themselves and it was believed that the government left them alone. However, somewhere along the lines of the progressive purist to the tyrannical nanny state, the Amish and their farms were targeted for reasons only a tyrant would claim. And with the help of some fellow Republicans, like Scott Presler, this religious minority turned out in record numbers. In Ja…
There were seven so-called hinged states in which the result of the presidential elections was played, and among them was Pennsylvania, so far a democratic state and home to this historically apolitical conservative community.
The effort of conservative groups was decisive in mobilizing it at the polls. Why did they vote for Republicans?
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