The claim that Lancaster, Pennsylvania has 180,000 registered Amish voters is false, according to experts and population estimates. The estimated Amish population in Pennsylvania is around 93,000, with about 44,000 residing in the Lancaster County area. The number of eligible Amish voters in Lancaster County is approximately 17,000. In the 2020 election, around 3,000 Amish people voted in Lancaster County.
The social media posts claiming 180,000 registered Amish voters likely refer to newly registered Amish voters or misinterpret the term “New Order Amish.” Scott Presler, who is mentioned in the posts and runs a voter mobilization organization, has acknowledged that the 180,000 figure is inaccurate given the total Amish population in Pennsylvania.
Research by professors at Elizabethtown College shows that while a small percentage of Amish people register to vote, those who do tend to align overwhelmingly with the Republican Party. In Lancaster County, about 94% of registered Amish voters are Republicans. Republicans in Pennsylvania have been working to increase Amish voter turnout.
The posts have been widely shared on social media platforms like X, but the claim of 180,000 registered Amish voters in Lancaster County is not supported by data and is deemed false by experts in Amish studies and demographics.
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