Changes

[[File:Amish farm morristown new york.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An Amish farm near Morristown, New York.]]

[[File:Amish farm morristown new york.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An Amish farm near Morristown, New York.]]

The '''Amish''' is the fastest-growing demographic in the [[U.S.]], and may decide the [[2024 presidential election]] due to their 80,000-vote strength in [[Pennsylvania]]. Their population is even larger in [[Ohio]], where they could decide control of the [[U.S. Senate]] in a tight race.

The '''Amish''' is the fastest-growing demographic in the [[U.S.]], and helped tilt to [[Republican]]s the [[2024 presidential election]] and key Senate races in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Ohio]]. Their population is nearly 90,000 in Pennsylvania, and Ohio recently surpassed that; "the raw data from Amish-heavy, rural Pennsylvania counties shows marked improvement in voter turnout" in 2024.<ref>https://www.aol.com/trump-won-pennsylvania-amish-vote-114559786.html</ref>

Amish are of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] descent. Their religion is a [[conservative]] [[Anabaptist]] [[Christian]] denomination and part of the [[Mennonite]] sect known for rejecting many modern conveniences such as [[electricity]] (while accepting battery power) and [[automobiles]]. Amish primarily adhere to an [[agrarian lifestyle]], but some are merchants. They dress plainly (a compliment is "You look plain") and live apart from mainstream society while resting on Sunday.  There are Amish communities in 32 out of the 50 [[United States]], in 2022, while rapidly growing and expanding into additional states.  "The Amish are one of the fastest-growing population groups in [[America]]," and their population "has more than tripled" in just three decades.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/amish-ten-things-you-need-to-know/14111249/</ref>  As of June 2022, the Amish population is estimated to be 373,620.<ref>https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/amish-population-profile-2022/</ref> By 2024, [[Ohio]]'s booming Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's, and Amish country is the #2 most visited location in Ohio with 4 million tourist visits annually.<ref>One site ranks Amish country as the #5 best to visit in [[Pennsylvania]]. [https://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-pennsylvania/]</ref>

Amish are of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] descent. Their religion is a [[conservative]] [[Anabaptist]] [[Christian]] denomination and part of the [[Mennonite]] sect known for rejecting many modern conveniences such as [[electricity]] (while accepting battery power) and [[automobiles]]. Amish primarily adhere to an [[agrarian lifestyle]], but some are merchants. They dress plainly (a compliment is "You look plain") and live apart from mainstream society while resting on Sunday.  There are Amish communities in 32 out of the 50 [[United States]], in 2022, while rapidly growing and expanding into additional states.  "The Amish are one of the fastest-growing population groups in [[America]]," and their population "has more than tripled" in just three decades.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/amish-ten-things-you-need-to-know/14111249/</ref>  As of June 2022, the Amish population is estimated to be 373,620.<ref>https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/amish-population-profile-2022/</ref> By 2024, [[Ohio]]'s booming Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's, and Amish country is the #2 most visited location in Ohio with 4 million tourist visits annually.<ref>One site ranks Amish country as the #5 best to visit in [[Pennsylvania]]. [https://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-pennsylvania/]</ref>