GRAPHIC: Trump assist grew in America’s prime farming counties regardless of first-term commerce battle

by Ben Felder, Examine Midwest, Examine Midwest
November 13, 2024

by Ben Felder, Examine Midwest, Examine Midwest
November 13, 2024

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America’s most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed President-elect Donald Trump on this yr’s election by a median of 77.7%. 

Trump has appeared on three presidential ballots, starting in 2016. In 2020 and 2024, he elevated his assist nationwide, topping 50% on this yr’s fashionable vote. 

Nonetheless, Trump additionally elevated his assist this yr amongst farming-dependent counties by practically two share factors in comparison with 2020. 

Farming-dependent counties are outlined by the USDA as counties the place 25% or extra of common annual earnings had been derived from farming, or 16% or extra of jobs had been in farming. 

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There are 444 counties labeled as farming-dependent, though tons of extra have sturdy agricultural financial ties. Different county classes embrace mining, manufacturing, federal/state authorities, recreation and nonspecialized, which incorporates counties that aren’t thought-about depending on any of the above classes. 

Most farming-dependent counties are within the central United States. Trump received nearly all of votes in all however 11 of those counties. 

Some political observers questioned whether or not Trump’s assist would wane amongst farmers after his first-term commerce battle, which led to elevated costs and a drop in agricultural exports. Throughout the marketing campaign, Trump promised a return to excessive tariffs if given a second time period. 

“His insurance policies didn’t do us any good; his tariffs didn’t do us any good,” Lance Lillibridge, an Iowa farmer, advised Examine Midwest.  

Not solely did Trump enhance his assist amongst farming-dependent counties, however greater than 100 of these counties supported him with no less than 80% of their vote. 

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