How Farmersβ Frustration With Trumpβs Policies Helped Democrats NYT - Business By: Kevin Draper 6 November 2026 at 20:03 Anger over tariffs and higher costs because of the war in Iran led many Republican farmers and ranchers to vote blue β or stay home. Β© David Robert Elliott for The New York TimesA farm in Kansas. Ranchers were hurt when President Trumpβs plan to import more beef lowered the price they received for their cattle, and farmers had to pay more for fertilizer and diesel.