![As in 2016, the only way for Donald Trump to retain the White House in 2020 is through the Rust Belt | USAPP As in 2016, the only way for Donald Trump to retain the White House in 2020 is through the Rust Belt | USAPP](https://blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk/blogs.dir/58/files/2019/07/Thompson-Fig-1-532x400.jpg)
As in 2016, the only way for Donald Trump to retain the White House in 2020 is through the Rust Belt | USAPP
![US election polls: Trump won Rust Belt counties on the economy – in 2020 he might lose them over coronavirus | The Independent US election polls: Trump won Rust Belt counties on the economy – in 2020 he might lose them over coronavirus | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2020/10/19/15/trump%20rust%20belt.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
US election polls: Trump won Rust Belt counties on the economy – in 2020 he might lose them over coronavirus | The Independent
![Donald Trump flipped Rust Belt states by boosting rural vote; Hillary Clinton couldn't make up the difference - cleveland.com Donald Trump flipped Rust Belt states by boosting rural vote; Hillary Clinton couldn't make up the difference - cleveland.com](https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width2048/img/politics_impact/photo/rust-belt-electon-results-3f7e77832c41ded5.png)
Donald Trump flipped Rust Belt states by boosting rural vote; Hillary Clinton couldn't make up the difference - cleveland.com
![Donald Trump May Be Losing the Rust Belt and the 'Deplorables'—But He Has One Big Way to Win Them Back Donald Trump May Be Losing the Rust Belt and the 'Deplorables'—But He Has One Big Way to Win Them Back](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/694803/10-27-trumpvoters2.jpg)