MAGA hats, a rodeo, and carnival games: What we saw at a festival west of Las Vegas

MAGA hats, a rodeo, and carnival games: What we saw at a festival west of Las Vegas toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR Around 60 miles west of Las Vegas, Pahrump, Nevada’s fall festival and rodeo were in full swing on a recent weekend. Sponsor Message A team of Morning Edition journalists visited the festival as part of NPR’s “We, The Voters” series highlighting the states that could determine the 2024 presidential election. toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR Nye County, where Pahrump sits, is as politically red as the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dust you can add to the corn on the cob for 50 cents extra. “And I kind of hope that it empowers some other people to maybe vote that way, too.” Here’s what else we saw as we listened to voters tell us what matters to them in this election: toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR toggle caption Krystal Ramirez for NPR