Images help tell stories and our journalists took photos at most of the stops along the way. These people and places represent the many towns we visited across Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota—from the smallest unincorporated hamlets to farming and river communities. This is rural, working class, Midwestern America. Larry Lange lives in a trailer outside Steuben, Wisconsin. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.The Schmidt family in their garage. Photo by Jenna Gaidosh.Trump signs outside the Schmidt house. Photo by Jenna Gaidosh.Reuben Hershberger. Photo by Aubryana Bowen.The Mabel historical society. Photo by Kaliice Walker.A beaten down house in Lime Springs, Iowa. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.The scene inside the laundromat. Photo by Kaliice Walker. The Old Order Amish live in the countryside around Harmony, Minnesota. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.This 93-year-old woman was drinking a Bud at the end of the Lime Springs bar. Photo by Media Milwaukee staff.Ken Buehler lives near the Mississippi River. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Steuben, Wisconsin. Photo by Kaliice Walker.Religious references are very public in the Mississippi River Valley. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Tim Bray flipped from Obama to Trump. Photo by media Milwaukee staff.Elinor and her granddaughter speak about the presidential election. Photo by Media Milwaukee staff.Lime Springs, Iowa. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.KDC’s tavern in Lime Springs, Iowa. Photo by Media Milwaukee staff.Carolyn, who works in the Red Apple Cafe, hasn’t voted in years. Photo by Media Milwaukee staff.Another scene from the Lime Springs community. Photo by Amanda Watter.The interior of Curtis Tienter’s Lime Springs antique store.Ron Gerard. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Jo’s Kountry Bar in Steuben, Wisconsin. Photo by Christina Luick.The scene in Jo’s bar. Photo by Christina Luick.Signs outside Lou’s R and R bar in Steuben, Wisconsin. Photo by Kaliice Walker.Jacob Bray, 15, was hunting with his father in Wisconsin. Photo by Media Milwaukee staff.Buehler has this sign outside his garage/ house. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Michael Jacobs, 63, waves as he enjoys an afternoon full of football and politics at Bob’s Bar. Photo by Brandon Anderegg.Spring Grove, Minnesota. Photo by Kaliice Walker.Rob O’Brien. (Photo by Jordan Garcia). Bob Atkinson behind the bar. Photo by Kaliice Walker.The deer in the family’s garage. (Photo by Jenna Gaidosh).Photo by Jenna Gaidosh.A cow wanders around Lange’s yard. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Curtis Tienter. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.Jo Bunders. Photo by Jenna Daroszewski.Lou Atkinson. Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz.A street scene in Lime Springs, Iowa. Photo by Sabrina Johnkins.