Almost nine months into the presidency of Donald Trump, it seems that local Republican support for the outspoken businessman-turned-president hasn’t wavered.

Although the larger counties, such as Philadelphia and Allegheny, voted in favor of Democrat Hillary Clinton in the fall election, it was the accumulation of the rural counties that led to Trump, a Republican, claiming victory in the state.

Election information showed that McKean County saw 62.5 percent voter turnout, with 71.7 percent of votes cast for Trump. Elk, Cameron and Potter counties showed over 70 percent support for Trump as well.

The Era recently polled locals on Facebook asking whether they voted for Trump in November –– and if they would again given the chance. The responses were overwhelmingly in favor of voting again for Trump.

Most of the locals that answered, like Robert Straitiff and Wendy Cobado, said that they would unconditionally vote for Trump again, while others added disclaimers to their support of the president.

James Heckman, who is running as a Foster Township supervisor on the Democratic ticket in the November election, commented that he didn’t vote for Trump, but that he wouldn’t want him impeached, expressing the need to “let the experiment play itself out.”

Meanwhile, the Rev. Robert Brest, who is also a veteran, voted for Trump in 2016 and mentioned that he would vote for him again if the candidates were the same.

He mentioned that although he was happy with the president’s consistency in regards to policy, he would have preferred Dr. Ben Carson as the president.

“I just felt like he was better equipped,” Brest said. “But don’t get me wrong. Trump is doing right by me, that’s for sure.”

Brest continued, explaining his frustrations with some of the Republican Party and their unwillingness to support the president, a sentiment shared by Bradford Mayor Tom Riel.

“He ran against the system, and those Republicans, in name only, didn’t like that,” Riel said.

Riel mentioned that he feels the president has kept to his word on job security and national security.

“Overall, I feel that President Trump represents McKean County, and our concerns,” Riel said.

Other local political officials also weighed in on Trump’s performance.

McKean County Republican Chairwoman Stacy Wallace explained that part of the reason she continues to support Trump is that he has been putting much energy toward making sure veterans receive the physical and mental care needed and deserved.

What’s more, she mentioned that Trump explained that Americans are not defined by skin color but a “shared humanity.”

“And, when it comes to veterans, he is not just talk. On August 23, he signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017,” she said.

Wallace mentioned that while she does agree with his policies and is glad that he speaks to people on a level that all Americans understand, she wishes that the president spoke with more eloquence, especially when speaking to leaders of other countries.

McKean County Democratic Chairman Jeff Carson strongly disagreed, saying that Trump “doesn’t know how government works.”

“He has accomplished virtually nothing since his inauguration,” he said. “He has tacitly allowed hatred to go unchecked.”

For Wallace, part of her duties as the trust officer at Hamlin Bank is managing investments, and since she explained that since Trump’s election as president, funds’ performance have significantly risen.

“Many times these are the same funds that were invested in before President Trump was elected. I made no change. The change was that Trump became president,” she said.

Wallace calls attempts to remove Trump from office “yet another tactic to place a cloud over his progress and even an attempt (as unwise as it is) to stifle his progress. He is trying to run our country and during every minute of every day is under attack by the very people he is caring for — Americans.”

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and the Trump administration agree on tax and regulatory reform in order to boost the economy.

“There is nothing normal about the meager, two percent annual economic growth that was commonplace under President Obama,” Toomey’s spokesman Steve Kelly said. “Enacting pro-growth tax reform and rolling back excessive regulations will help to jumpstart hiring and increase take-home pay.”

Meanwhile, when Toomey disagrees with Trump, he does so publicly, Kelly said.

“Senator Toomey will continue to voice his own opinions on issues that matter to Pennsylvanians,” Kelly said. “For example, he recently spoken out in opposition to President Trump’s recent sugar deal with Mexico, which will increase costs for consumers and Pennsylvania confectioners that employ thousands across the state.”