New York Times: Riegelsville Almost Perfectly Split Between Harris and Trump

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Aerial view of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania.
Image via Dave Turner, Facebook.
Riegelsville in Bucks County is just about evenly split on support for the two lead presidential candidates.

In the last presidential election, Riegelsville gave 276 votes to former President Donald Trump and 274 to President Joe Biden, writes Michael Sokolove for The New York Times.

Four years later, the northern Bucks County town remains evenly split, in a closely divided county, in the most important battleground state.

Most of the voters in Riegelsville are white but come from economically diverse backgrounds. They are small-business owners, teachers, architects, retirees, and much more.

None of them indicated they plan on changing their vote in November. Those who voted for Biden are now with Vice President Kamala Harris, while those who voted for Trump are still with him.

Most of the Harris supporters refer to her personal qualities, including positivity and decency, as the reason for their choice. They also believe she could be the president to calm the nation’s rancorous political climate.

“She is actually a human being,” said Jaycee Venini, a landscaper.

Meanwhile, most of the Trump supporters do not care about his character.

“He’s a shyster, but I’d take him over her,” said Marvin Cegielski, a retired stone mason. “He’ll block off the border.”

Read more about the Riegelsville Trump Harris split in The New York Times.


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