close
close

first Drop

Com TW NOw News 2024

Amish turned out in ‘unprecedented numbers’ in Pennsylvania elections: source
news

Amish turned out in ‘unprecedented numbers’ in Pennsylvania elections: source

Republicans in Pennsylvania could see a boost from a demographic group rarely seen at the ballot box: the Amish.

The state’s famed “Pennsylvania Dutch” registered to vote in “unprecedented numbers” in response to a January federal raid on a local raw milk farm in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania, a source familiar with the situation said to The Post.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture stormed Amos Miller’s farm on Jan. 4 after reports of illnesses in children linked to raw dairy products purchased there, according to local media outlet Lancaster Farming.

An Amish horse and buggy makes its way to a polling place at the Leacock Township Municipal Building in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images
An Amish man walks past supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside the polling place at the Ronks Fire Department in Ronks, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images
An Amish family leaves a polling place at the Leacock Township Municipal Building. AFP via Getty Images

The Amish community saw this move as an overzealous attempt by the government and planned to vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose party favors less government intervention.

“That was the impetus for them to say, ‘We have to get involved,’” the source said of local Amish voters. “This is about neighbors helping neighbors.”


Follow The Post’s live updates on election night for the latest results, news and more


The Amish community rallied around Miller, who cited his religious beliefs as a reason for not adhering to Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

“When you think about Amish people and their connection to nature, I mean some of these people work barefoot in the fields to be closer to the earth,” the source told The Post.

The actual number of Amish voters was unclear Tuesday evening, although photos from around the region showed horses-and-buggies at voting locations.