US Election 2024: How Amish voters helped Donald Trump swing Pennsylvania

This shift came after a government raid at Amos Miller’s raw milk farm in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, last January. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture had received reports of illness linked to raw dairy products sold at the farm and subsequently launched an enforcement action. This event sparked widespread concern in the Amish community, which saw it as emblematic of government overreach into their way of life. Traditionally averse to modern politics, the Amish felt compelled to get involved in an effort to protect their livelihoods and traditional practices.