Republicans have had their share of good and bad election nights this century, but they’ve usually been able to count on the heartland.Once evenly divided, rural voters have become substantially more Republican over the last two decades. Nearly two-thirds of these voters backed President Trump in the 2024 election.REPUBLICANS FACE BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS. SIX FORCES COULD HELP THEM DEFY HISTORY.Today, just under half of rural voters say they’ll support the GOP again in November.Like other groups, rural Americans are concerned about paying the bills. Nineteen percent said the rising cost of li...