In no-suspense presidential primaries, Allegheny County map shows weaknesses for both Trump and Biden

Someone watches as the first dump of mail-in ballot results come in at the election night party for U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel in Downtown. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) & Trump lagged in affluent suburbs while Biden lost ground in urban and lower-turnout areas. & by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource & Voters that showed up for low-turnout primaries Tuesday determined the course of several state legislative races and propelled U.S. Rep. Summer Lee toward a second term in Congress. They also may have sent a message to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who had each already secured enough delegates to be nominated for president in the Nov. 5 General Election.& Democracy & Doubt Pittsburgh navigates trust and choice in the 2024 election season That message: We’re not all on board. Only about 1 in 4 voters participated Tuesday. Thousands of them sided against their party’s presumptive nominee, backing dropped-out candidates or using the write-in line to signal displeasure with the inevitable. In Allegheny County, Trump ceded 19% of the vote (more than 12,000 votes) to Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador who remained on the ballot in Pennsylvania...