Like everywhere across the United States, people in Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania display yard signs to make clear which candidates they favor.
Some are funny, others are straight-forward. Many use inflammatory words to attack one candidate and support the other.
One sign in Nicholson made many passersby stop to snap pictures. The resident decided to support man’s best friend because, as the sign states, “people suck.”
Donald Trump won the county easily in 2020, pulling nearly 70% of the vote compared to 29% for Joe Biden.
That was similar to the 2016 results, when Trump pulled 69% percent of the vote, compared to 26 percent for Hillary Clinton.
Some people in Lenox Township said there are more Harris signs this year than there were Trump signs in 2016, but that is not the only change.
This year, many Republicans in the county moved away from last name-type signs and some mention the vice president only by her first name, compared to the former president’s last name. Signs often support policy-related messages to highlight the differences between the two presidential candidates.
In Bridgewater Township, a mostly Republican area, one yard sign mocked Trump. In 2020, The Atlantic reported that Trump called fallen soldiers “suckers” and “losers” during his presidency. The resident, who “proudly served in the U.S. military” called his residence the “home of a sucker and a loser,” the sign reads.
More ballots were cast in Susquehanna County in 2020 than in 2016 – 21,813 compared to 19,473. Hillary Clinton drew 5,065 votes in 2016 and Joe Biden received 6,236 in 2020. Donald Trump increased from 13,295 to 15,207.
Joe Biden topped Donald Trump to win the state of Pennsylvania in 2020 by only 80,555 votes. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 44,292 votes in 2016.
The state is expected to be pivotal in the election this year, and every vote will matter.
(Photo credit: Sorina Szakacs)
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