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As Northampton County goes, so goes Pennsylvania -- and, most times, the nation. For the last century, Northampton County voters have backed the presidential candidate who ended up winning the prize of Pennsylvania’s hefty electoral college votes. All but three times since 1920, the candidate Northampton County voters selected assumed the presidency. This has earned the county a national reputation as a political bellwether and a region where voters are often willing to split their ticket, preferring one party in the White House and another running Congress. It cemented that standing in 2016 when it became one of 206 counties...