Erin Napier Reveals if Her HGTV Fans Prefer Trump or Harris
HGTV star Erin Napier has a unique demographic reach as her beloved Home Town series takes place in Laurel, Mississippi. Napier polled her fans before the 2024 presidential election to determine whether they would vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. She got an outpouring of responses, and the outcome may be surprising for some people.
On Friday, November 1, Napier posted on her Instagram Stories, asking her 1.5 million followers which presidential nominee they would vote for. She included three American flag emojis above her poll, which allowed users to pick either “Trump/Vance” or “Harris/Walz.” Beneath it, Napier wrote: “A straw poll because I’m genuinely curious.”
The next morning, Napier shared the results. As it turned out, 52% of people voted for Trump and 48% for Harris. Erin concluded, “71,000 total votes, mostly women for those curious.” So, surprisingly enough, it was almost an even split.
Napier also shared her personal thoughts on the election after sharing the poll. She posted another Instagram Story with her views on politics. The mom-of-two with Ben Napier did not share who she was voting for, as when she’s done so in the past it’s led to some touchy situations.
When she simply posted an American flag emoji in 2022, she had to clap back at fans who took this as a political stance. She wrote at the time on X: “if you think loving the USA must be a political affiliation, that says a lot about you and nothing about us. i am so tired of people LOOKING for things to separate us all by. just stop”
Before 2020 presidential election, she also posted on X, “Hating people for who they vote for is like hating people for their unchangeable past life experiences. You have to just accept it and learn to love people even with their differences. People with different beliefs can love each other. Can we please try harder?”
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Napier, however, is no stranger to politics. Before her HGTV fame, Ben ran for city council as an Independent in their hometown of Laurel. “If I won it, we wouldn’t have been able to shoot Home Town,” he told CBS News in 2021 (seen above).
“I would have poured myself into that, into being, you know, a representative. But through [the show], we’ve been able to accomplish so much more. Not just in Laurel, but across America. We hear people all the time that are inspired by what has happened in Laurel and they’ve done that in their town.”
However, while he wasn’t able to restore Laurel to its past glory in terms of legislation, he has done so alongside Erin on-screen for the past nine years with Home Town.
Erin and Ben wrapped up filming the spinoff series Home Town Takeover Season 3 earlier this year, and the show is expected to premiere on HGTV in early 2025.
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I would not be so sure about that. I think she has an uncle who ran as a Democrat for something, and I think he has been on the show. Not positive and would need to check, but I think I read that. She is environmentally conscious and loves books and art, something which I never thought I would say is anti-Republican. And I am not sure what you mean about her style is not professional. She is the BEST designer on HGTV, one of the few who is not afraid of color and knows different design styles, preserving all of those beautiful old houses instead of stripping them of their character and making them gray and beige. But maybe that is your style. UGH
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Aka she voted Trump
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What matters is that they are very good people -- that is what I see. I love her style, and Ben is a master at his craft. It's ok to care about one another, in spite of our differences.
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There you go again !! Being judgmental and rude !!!! There are plenty of people who are loving and respectful of God's country that voted for Trump !! Just like there are plenty of people who are respectful of God's country that voted Democrat !! So what's your point !!? 🤔
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Why would you say something like that !?
Yes, She definitely is a loving and caring person and she is extremely smart but that has nothing to do with politics !! And so what if she did vote for Trump, it's none of your business !! You are very rude and very obnoxious with all your negative comments !! Get off her site if you're going to be mad !!!!
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What does that mean that she is a tree hugger? I don't think I've ever heard of that before
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I know on their new show on the 4th episode was very tragic about the hotel burning on the top floor and roof, I pray that everybody was okay and if they were able to restore everything, I really hope that we can see the finishing touches on the hotel. It was a very sad day to see that and it was very emotional. I really hope that you can have an episode 5 so we can see how everything got fixed. And I would really love to know how the heck did that fire even start because you were all so very careful with every inch that was put into that beautiful building. God bless you all . ❤️ 🙏
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I hope they are tree huggers! They respect and love God's world and they seem lovely, kind, creative and smart.. It would break my heart to hear that they actually voted for him.
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I was afraid to ask, because I liked them and their friends so much. They seem like lovely and loving people! Smart, as well! Not at all like a trumpster!
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Of course they voted for Trump. They’re from Mississippi. All it took was a few shows to alert me to never watch this show. Not particularly because of politics but because of their “back woods country” style of decorating. Erin seems sweet but the decorating style is just not professional.
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By this snooty post, I can tell you never watched it. It's excellent!
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She is a tree hugger and he is an independent. You snowflake Libs out there are clueless.
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Projection lol
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