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The promise

The people of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 they flipped to Donald Trump. This series will report from the former steel county to find out what voters are hoping for, and ask: can Trump deliver?

18 May 2020

  • Donald Trump visits a medical equipment distributor during his visit to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

    ‘They don’t give him enough credit’: the voters who back Trump, even through the pandemic

    Support for the president in Pennsylvania has not wavered despite his coronavirus missteps, and could be key to him winning reelection

9 June 2019

  • RADICALS<br>BETHLEHEM, PA - May 29, 2019: (L-R) Frank Behum, 72, 32 years employed at Bethlehem Steel, and Ron Keschl, 76, 34 years employed there, outside the extinct plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on May 29, 2019. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Can Trump win in 2020? This Pennsylvania county may hold the key

    Northampton county, Pennsylvania voted twice for Barack Obama before flipping for Trump – and could decide whether Trump gets a second term

20 January 2018

  • THE PROMISE XIII<br>BETHLEHEM, PA - January 6, 2018: Frank Hawkey, 71, former Bethlehem Steel worker on January 6, 2017 in Bethlehem, PA. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    A year after a county flipped for Trump, support has been lost – but not much

    After a year of interviews in Northampton County, which voted twice for Obama before supporting Trump, the Guardian’s project ends at the closed-down furnaces of Bethlehem Steel

  • One year on, has Trump kept his promise? A Pennsylvania county gives its verdict – video

    Members of Donald Trump's base in Northampton County remain passionate – but some voters appear to be moving away from the president

  • THE PROMISE V<br>EAST BANGOR, PA - May 18, 2017: (R) John Picard, 74, a retired carpenter, at the Trolley Stop Restaurant in East Bangor, PA May 18, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    One year in a county that flipped for Trump – in pictures

    The Guardian US spent a year interviewing voters in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which voted twice for Obama before supporting Trump

24 December 2017

  • A group of friends, all former employees at Bangor Blouse Company, exchange presents Dietz Tavern on 13 December 2017 in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.

    Trump voters see his flaws but stand by president who 'shakes things up'

    Northampton County, Pennsylvania flipped from reliably blue to backing Trump – and despite his disappointments, many still say there was no better alternative

24 November 2017

  • THE PROMISE XI<br>BETHLEHEM, PA - November 17, 2017: Vanessa Williams photographed in Bethlehem, PA on November 27, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    'Women are pissed': Trump protest turns to action – and surge in female candidates

    In the presidential race, some women stayed at home because they didn’t want to vote against their husbands. Now they have had enough

26 October 2017

  • Halloween decorations in Walnutport, Pennsylvania.

    No regrets: one year after they voted for Trump, has he delivered?

    Some who backed him at the last moment now have buyer’s remorse, but while the stock market lifts their pension funds, Trump loyalists are unwavering

21 September 2017

  • THE PROMISE IX<br>EASTON, PA - September 17, 2017: Lisbeth Serina’s signs are priced for sale during the 21st Annual Easton Riverside Festival of the Arts in Easton, PA September 17, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Trump's big test: will his swing voters stay loyal?

    In a county that flipped Trump’s way, the departure of a moderate congressman offers the first real test of the maverick president’s popularity

15 September 2017

  • THE PROMISE VI<br>EASTON, PA - June 15, 2017: A patriotic window display in Easton, PA June 15, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Disappointed Trump supporters say he's 'going soft' on border wall promise

    Reports that Donald Trump cut a deal on immigration that did not include funding for a wall raised a red flag for voters in one Pennsylvania district

17 August 2017

  • Visitors observe cattle showing at the Northampton County 4H Fair in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

    'Trump's delivering exactly what they wanted: white male supremacy'

    The noise of the national debate over the president’s performance intrudes on the simple rituals of summer in a Pennsylvania county that flipped for Trump

20 July 2017

  • Factory worker from Northampton, PA

    Voters on Trump and Russia: 'If he had to cheat to get in, I'm OK with that' — video

  • THE PROMISE VII<br>EAST BANGOR, PA - July 15, 2017: Antique car enthusiasts attend a car show at the Trolley Stop in East Bangor, PA July 15, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Trump supporters still fixate on Clinton as mood darkens

20 June 2017

  • Rizwan Butt and members of the the Muslim Federation during prayer in Easton.

    Five months of Trump: Muslims’ fears were high but neighbors stood by them

    Racial and religious tensions have been high in Northampton County following the US election. But Muslim leaders have also seen a surge in support

19 May 2017

  • John Picard, 74, a retired carpenter, at the Trolley Stop restaurant in East Bangor.

    Trump diehards dismiss Russia scandal: 'Show me the proof – or get off his case'

    The latest controversy to hit the White House has rocked Washington – but Trump voters in this once-Democratic stronghold are standing by their man

25 April 2017

  • THE PROMISE<br>BANGOR, PA - April 21, 2017: A postman delivers mail behind a front porch wooden figure of Uncle Sam in Bangor, PA April 21, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Would Trump supporters elect him again now?

    For some Trump voters in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, their new president has already done more than Obama – but others have had enough

21 March 2017

  • A man trudges through the snow outside of Joe’s Barbershop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Health insurance woes helped elect Trump, but his cure may be more painful

    The rising cost of health insurance sharply divided voters in a Pennsylvania county where they had come to expect the best – can Trumpcare satisfy them?

17 February 2017

  • trump sign in snow

    Trump loyalists stand by their man – but the resistance is taking root

    After the blur of Donald Trump’s opening weeks, what impact is he having in a former steel county in Pennsylvania which flipped for him in November?

18 January 2017

  • northampton county

    Inside Northampton County, where voters flipped from Obama to Trump

  • Rust Belt PA<br>EAST BANGOR, PA - January 12, 2017. Larry Hallet, 81, poses beside a vintage Plymouth car in East Bangor, PA January 12, 2017. Northampton County, population 300,000, 81% white, with a median income of $58,000, according to the 2010 United States Census Data, voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012, but went for Trump this cycle. Bethlehem Steel, once one of the world's largest steel manufacturers, was located here in Bethlehem before closing in 2003. CREDIT: Mark Makela for The Guardian

    Trump has divided America. Can he really make it great again? – video

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