Living on Trump island: Tiny boat-filled inlet prepares to vote for Donald...
despite being surrounded by Democrats Follow DailyMail.com's presidential election live blog for all the latest news and updates By Joe Hutchison For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:13, 2 November 2024 | Updated: 20:34, 2 November 2024 e-mail View comments Locals of a tiny California town are turning out in their droves to back Donald Trump for the presidency, despite being in a Democratic heartland.
Discovery Bay, on the east of Contra Costa County, in the San Francisco bay area hosts just a single supermarket, as well as a harbor and yacht club. The town is an anomaly in the largely Democratic state of California, with the majority of residents supporting Trump in the 2020 election . Residents Paul and Connie Rodgers, both Republicans, had moved to Discovery Bay from nearby Marin County in 2017 without realizing that the town was red.
Connie told The San Francisco Chronicle she had bit her tongue for years on her political views, saying the move to the area felt like 'being gay in the closet'. Discovery Bay locals are seen here adorned in MAGA hats and patriotic get ups for a Trump boat parade held last month Paul and Connie Rodgers, seen here, are both Republicans and moved to Discovery Bay from nearby Marin County in 2017 without realizing that the town was red The two told the outlet that they are free to have their political discussions and disagreements without feeling villainized. Initially nerv.
