Rural and suburban swing counties swung to the right - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Saginaw County, Michigan -- a hub for the global automotive industry -- flipped red for Trump with 51% of the vote.
64% : In 520 suburban counties, Trump saw an average increase of 4.4 points, and in 99 urban counties, Trump saw a 5.8-point bump.
63% : Of the 18 counties the Washington Examiner had listed as swing counties, Trump triumphed in 12 of them.
58% : Harris won the county with 50.8% of the vote, with Trump trailing behind at 48%.
57% : But Trump also saw a surge in support from black voters, gaining 2.7 points in black majority counties.
56% : In 2016, Trump won the county, but only with 47.6% of the vote.
54% : Meanwhile, Trump gained more voters in rural regions.
53% : Meanwhile, Biden won the county with 53% of the vote, with Trump at 46%.
52% : Trump saw a 9.1-point increase in Motor City voters.
47% : So far, Trump has captured 51.8% of voters, and Harris has captured 47.2%.
42% : However, Trump sailed through, bringing along with him Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-AZ), who won his bid for reelection in his district which encompasses Maricopa County.
42% : But competitive counties that just consist of the suburbs also flipped for Trump.
22% : While Trump lost to Vice President Kamala Harris in many of the counties home to city and suburban voters, he did so by much smaller margins compared to the 2020 presidential race.

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