Republican activists who run a group called Early Vote Action have been crisscrossing Pennsylvania since January, trying to register new Republican voters and meeting with others to encourage them to vote early.
Fox News Digital tracked down Scott Pressler, who frequents the massive Green Dragon Flea Market in Ephrata, a suburb of Lancaster, on an almost weekly basis.
The Friday-only market is a popular spot for tourists and locals, as well as the area's Mennonite and Amish people, who make up a large portion of the county's population and tend to lean Republican when it comes to voting. President George W. Bush and Donald Trump Under their administration they became closer to the Anabaptist community.
“And, you see, we go to fairs, we go to farmers markets, fraternity houses, legionnaires' houses, gun stores, supermarkets, gas stations. Our motto is to meet people where they are,” Pressler said.
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Volunteers help Scott Pressler register to vote at the Green Dragon Farmers Market in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, this month. (Charles Kreitz/Fox News Digital)
“We want to get a conservative message out to voters and get everyone registered to vote.”
Speaking to Fox News Digital in an interview at the Solanco Fairgrounds in Quarryville, his second stop of the day, Pressler said there are 300,000 fewer registered Democratic voters in the state than there were four years ago.
“Pennsylvania is trending rightward, and our early voting efforts are focused on helping win Pennsylvania for Donald J. Trump,” he said.
At the Green Dragon, Pressler was joined by a family from Charleston, West Virginia, who decided to volunteer this year to make a difference in Pennsylvania after Trump's two wins in the Mountain State.
Additionally, Joe Brady, from nearby East Earl, said he'd been following Pressler's work for months and decided to answer the call for more volunteers in Pennsylvania.
Brady, who volunteers weekly at Pressler's booth at the Green Dragon, said early voting drives average 20 to 30 new registrants each time.
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A new voter poses for a photo with Scott Pressler. (Charles Kreitz/Fox News Digital)
“In addition to that, [there have been] “I've had a lot of great conversations with locals and people from outside the city. Everyone's sentiment seems to be moving in the same direction. Everyone seems to be very positive about Trump. I think we're doing a good job here. I think we're really helping to move things along,” Brady said.
One local resident who stopped by was Denver Mayor Rod Redkay. The mayor of the smaller of Denver's two cities along Interstate 76 praised Pressler's work, saying it adds to the “excitement” in Lancaster County.
Redkay said the 100 Trump signs his group brought to the Denver fair were gone within three hours.
“People who support Trump have a lot of passion and a willingness to go out and vote, to visit their neighbors, to connect with them and talk to them about issues,” Redkay said.
“We're not talking about personalities here. We're talking about issues. What's important to us, what's important to our community. We want a safe community. We want economic development in our community.”
“So whatever we can do to close the border, we want to get back to an economy where we can buy food again.”
One of the men who approached Pressler had recently been released from prison.
Pressler told the man that felons who had completed their sentences were eligible to vote in Pennsylvania, and the man filled out his ballot to show his support for the Republican candidate.
When Pressler moved south to Quarryville, he found that Bucks County had long been majority Democratic, though it was represented in the General Assembly by Republican Brian Fitzpatrick.
That changed this month, he said, and he credits himself with helping move the Philadelphia suburb “from blue to red.”
“Four years ago there were 15,000 more registered Democrats. Today there are nearly 2,000 more registered Republicans. That's a 16,004-year shift to the right, and this is true in counties outside of Philadelphia. This doesn't happen,” he said.
Luzerne County, where Democratic candidate Vice President Harris recently held a rally, also came close to flipping to the Republican Party by a few dozen votes, Pressler said. Wilkes-Barre Times Leader The county now reports there are (+83) Republican voters.
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Scott Pressler registers voters and hands out signs to tailgate party-goers in State College. (Charles Kreitz/Fox News Digital)
After the flea market at the Solanco Fairgrounds, we made the three-hour drive to State College for a game they would play and win in a dominant fashion against Kent State at Beaver Stadium.
Outside one of the largest stadiums in the country, Pressler and a group of local volunteers, including officials from the Centre County Republican Party, began registering new voters, including students from out of state who can legally vote in Pennsylvania.
A few Harris supporters heckled Pressler as his team walked among the tailgate cars, while many chanted “Trump!” and tried to take selfies.
“Centre County will flip by 1,100 voters. Democrats are working tirelessly to keep this county Democratic. But we're going to every Penn State game, including Nov. 2, three days before Election Day. We're going to be going to every community, including young people, right up until November,” he said.
Another person who volunteered with Pressler in State College was Bobby Jeffries of Dauphin County, who is already running for the state Legislature in 2026 against a moderate Republican and who, he said, is looking to ensure representation that matches his county's conservative leanings, excluding Harrisburg.
“I recently registered to vote. She was born in 1965 and has never voted. She said, 'Scott, I'm voting this year because I can't afford anything. I can't pay my bills,'” Pressler later added.
(Charles Kreitz/Fox News Digital)
Centre County's environment and off-campus politics are similar to those of its deep-red neighboring counties of Cameron, Clinton, Elk and Blair, but State College's student population has been enough to keep the county stable in the Democratic camp for decades.
“If you want young people to be able to buy a home, vote for Trump. If you want peace, not war, vote for Trump. If you want young people to not let the government interfere in their lives like they have with the COVID pandemic, vote for Trump.”
While Democrats have made gains in counties surrounding Philadelphia, Pressler said the flip of Bucks County, the possible flip of Luzerne County and his group's work in Beaver, Lehigh and Centre show that “meeting voters where they are” offers an opportunity to make a difference on Election Day.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
