Rural voters are (mostly) Trump voters, new poll shows: Why Biden suffers outside cities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "It's true that Trump has a unique approach, an in-your-face style that is popular in rural America but this movement with Republicans and rural voters predates Trump and probably will continue long afterward," Shea said.
63% : "I don't feel like (Biden's) leadership qualities are quite what this country needs right now," Hill said.4 takeaways from New Hampshire primary: Donald Trump wins again, Nikki Haley vows to stay in the raceHill's neighbor, Cindy Hendricks, 69, agrees with nearly 45% of rural Trump voters surveyed that a second Biden presidency will hurt their community.
62% : Meanwhile, Trump has had resounding victories against his GOP primary contenders in both New Hampshire and Iowa, with particular strength in rural areas.
48% : Four years ago, cattle rancher JD Hill bucked his family's Democratic tradition and voted for Donald Trump.
47% : Colby Professor Nicholas Jacobs, who co-researched the poll with Shea said in most rural voters' minds, Trump continues pushing the boundaries of traditional government.
45% : A lifelong Republican, Hendricks said Trump cares more about "trying to ensure success for the businesses in America, big and small," which is a difference-maker to her.
44% : "A new poll of likely rural voters suggests Americans living outside cities and suburbs favor Trump above all his competitors, both Republican and Democratic.
40% : Trump was able to win 65% of the rural vote in 2020, up from 59% in 2016, and more than Mitt Romney did in 2012, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study.
13% : "More than 60% of Trump supporters polled agreed with the statement that charges against Trump related to the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol were "phony, made-up charges by the Democrats to keep him from office."

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