Working-class Democrats in Philadelphia may be planning to vote for former President Trump in November.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday on growing trends among poorer neighborhoods and districts in the Pennsylvania city to shift toward the Republican Party, despite years of solid gloom.

One example cited in the report was 27-year-old Gabriel Lopez who registered as a Democrat and voted for Hillary Clinton for his first election in 2016. He has since changed his registration to Republican and expressed support for Trump.

“The Democrats keep saying (Trump) will bring down the economy, but he was president for four years and taxes were lower,” Lopez said. “We’re tired of the same politics. We have a different type of man, and people really love him.”

Some Democrats are considering voting for former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in deep blue Philadelphia. (Getty Images)

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The article added: “Lopez embodies one of Pennsylvania Democrats’ biggest problems: Working-class voters in Philadelphia, a once reliable voting bloc for the party, have moved to the right in recent years. And they have been disproportionately affected by rising prices in recent years. in recent years, an issue that many blame Democrats for.”

While Philadelphia, which is home to 20% of the state’s Democratic voters, could be crucial for Vice President Kamala Harris to win the state, the Inquirer reported that the city had the most Democratic voters of any city in the 2020 election. has lost.

The trend was most pronounced in poorer, less educated areas, where Hispanic neighborhoods saw the most movement, likely concerned about the economy.

Retired truck driver and registered Democrat Jim Kohn called that his top issue.

“When Trump was president, everything was cheaper,” Kohn said. “Now everything is so sky high.”

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are tied in their support among likely voters in Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)

Other Democrats in the area remained optimistic about Harris’ chances, though some understood the growing support for Trump.

“Many of us have people in our families who have gone to prison, or gone to schools that have failed us. We have no confidence in the government,” said Álvarez Febo, a Democrat who plans to vote for Harris. “Then you have someone like Trump, who is a liar, and for some people it’s like, ‘You know something? He’s an honest representation of what we feel.'”

“They say Kamala will save our democracy,” Febo added. “That means very little to people who can’t keep the lights on.”

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Some Republicans, on the other hand, were very optimistic about a possible political shift in the city.

“When I first started in politics in 1978, the management class was Republican — no one votes the way their bosses vote,” said Charlie O’Connor, leader of the Republican Party’s 45th District. “Now most people in the management class vote Democratic and no one votes like their boss. So it’s been a sea change. Most of the bosses are Democrats and the Democratic Party has become the party of the upper middle class.”

One resident told Fox News, “I personally feel like the economy is bad right now.” (Fox News)

Pennsylvania is considered one of the most competitive states for this presidential election. A Fox News poll found Harris and Trump at 49% of likely voters in the state. Trump won Pennsylvania in the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, but lost the state to President Biden in 2020.

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