Some of Trump’s policies – including his biggest trade achievement, the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement – have benefited the state’s Turkish producers as Minnesota exports more poultry to those countries than anywhere else.
“The Turkish industry was waiting for the USMCA. It was very helpful, “said Sarah Anderson, Executive Director Minnesota Turkish Growers Association. “We were excited as an industry when we were included in the coronavirus food aid program funding. We weren’t included in the first one, and so we had to work to include ourselves in it. “
The strength of Trump’s election performance in western Minnesota – Turkey is home to the top producer district in the country with 29.9 million chickens sold. Chairman of the Democratic House Agriculture Committee Rep. Helped take down Colin Peterson.
After three decades in Congress, Petersen lost the election by nearly 40,000 votes. They did not survive Trump’s top-of-the-ticket dominance in their heavily rural 7th district, where 37 of the 38 counties voted for president.
Trump won 64 percent of the vote – a slight improvement from his 1 percent in 2001. Voting was high among supporters of the president: he won about 27,000 more votes than four years ago.
Trump also won the first district in southern Minnesota, which ranks 10th in the country in Turkish production, and 8th in northeastern Minnesota, which ranks 15th. As part of his failed attempt to win a swing state in 2020, Trump visited all three congressional districts on a variety of issues during his election campaign.
Sid Miller, Texas’s agriculture commissioner and a member of the Farmers for the Trump Coalition, said Trump, unlike previous presidents, was interested in family farms and had a successful record.
“Everything he touches turns to gold,” Miller said. “He proved that he was going to China. He would win the trade war. It will rebuild NAFTA for a better deal, which it did. “
In Arkansas, Rep. Steve Womack (R-Arch.) Said Trump was a perfect fit for his own district, which ranks third in the country in Turkish production. Each county carrying the president represents Womack.
“Rural America has long been the center of values that define America,” Womack said. “Family values, traditions, multi-generation farms, the belief that we are here to provide for ourselves and not necessarily depend on the federal government for us … I think these are the values that are followed by the villagers. .Community that makes them red in terms of their political leanings. “
Trump also carried the neighboring 4G district to another Turkish producer, Arkansas.
The president’s performances in Turkish-producing counties, which are generally rural and agricultural, are a symbol of his deep support in rural America. Trump’s unpredictable traction in key swing states – and his victory on the battlefield like North Carolina – was ignited by large margins in rural areas.
According to Exit polls, Trump received 57 percent of the rural vote, compared to Biden’s 42 percent. Trump increased his vote count in many rural counties, although his total share of rural votes fell to less than 201 to. This is partly because Biden was more competitive among rural voters than Hillary Clinton.
In Texas, where Trump won a landslide 74 percent of the rural vote – two percentage points more than in 2011, according to exit polls – Miller said farmers praised the president’s approach to the job.
“He’s a very successful businessman, and that’s how a lot of people see themselves,” he said. “They are independent. And he’s not anyone’s man, he’s everyone’s man. ”
