Voters in the struggling Pennsylvania city of New Castle backed Donald Trump hoping he’d curb inflation. But he’ll be under pressure to cut federal spending.
New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 19.
“He is more attuned to the needs of everyone instead of just the rich,” Mosura, 55, said on a recent afternoon. “I think he knows it’s the poor people that got him elected, so I think Trump is going to do more to help us.” Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks and Republican lawmakers call on him to reduce federal spending.
In a recent appearance on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said any efforts by his administration to streamline the federal government would not impact entitlement programs such as Social Security. Employees of the Two Fat Guys and an Oven bakery in New Castle shoot a Christmas photo on Dec. 20. Located about an hour north of Pittsburgh, New Castle is the third-largest incorporated city in western Pennsylvania.
A portrait of Lewis Stiles Hoyt, an oil and coal baron, at the mansion built by his son in New Castle. Federal benefits have helped keep residents afloat, and today that safety net is deeply interwoven with daily life. The 8.5-square-mile city includes 10 public housing projects. About 60 percent of the houses in the city are rental properties, and federal housing vouchers help countless families afford rent. Many residents also receive Medicaid and food stamps.
“People are struggling now more than ever, in this city especially,” said Mosura, who pays $375 a month for her apartment. She said she’s “prayed more in the past year than ever before” because of her mounting bills.New Castle was a bastion for Democratic votes up until this year. But in larger Lawrence County, the shift toward the GOP has been ongoing. White, working class Americans were increasingly drawn to Republican candidates, in part because of their messaging on security and immigration.
On the 100 block of Richelieu Street in New Castle’s Lower East Side neighborhood, many residents rely on some form of government assistance — and most people support Trump. More than a month after the election, Trump signs and flags were still planted in yards and on porches.
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