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In Trump they trust: The Golden State’s anti-California redoubt

Lassen County Supervisor Jeff Hemphill, a third-generation cattle rancher, works on his JD Hemphill Ranch in Janesville, Calif. In Lassen County, 78% of voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.

Lassen County Supervisor Jeff Hemphill, a third-generation cattle rancher, works on his JD Hemphill Ranch in Janesville, Calif. In Lassen County, 78% of voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.

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Lassen County in Northern California had the strongest vote in the state to elect Donald Trump for president. It was one of about a dozen other counties in the state that remained solidly red.

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Many jobs were lost when the Sierra Pacific Industries sawmill and water tanks closed in 2004. In Lassen County, 78% of voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.

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Jim Chapman is a longtime supervisor of Lassen County, where 78% of voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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A mural depicts Susanville founder Isaac Roop, left, and his daughter Susan. Susanville is the seat of Lassen County, where 78% of voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.

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Christopher Cole is Lassen County GOP chairman. The county voted heavily in favor of Donald Trump.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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Main Street in Susanville, Calif., the seat of Lassen County, where Donald Trump garnered 78% of votes.

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Jeff Hemphill is a supervisor of Lassen County, where Donald Trump won 78% of votes.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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