BAILEY, THE DECORATOR // Geneva-on-the-lake, Ohio
“So many kind people here, but every now and then you get a sour apple.”
Madsen’s Donuts looks and feels like everything you’d want from a donut shop — cozy, warm, and an aroma that screams Baker’s Dozen. Behind the counter, at the far end of the kitchen, Bailey decorates freshly-glazed donuts with colorful sprinkles. It’s her second season working at Madsen’s. Although the village of Geneva-on-the-lake is a largely seasonal community, she says job opportunities are great here for kids.
Bailey does her best to keep up with politics, but it’s tough to find time between school, her job, and soccer.“It’s interesting to watch, but it gets annoying after a while.”
Her parents are both Democrats, but she doesn’t think too highly of Hillary Clinton — Benghazi and the email scandal turned her away. “I don’t understand how she can get away with giving up government information. If we did that, we would go to prison.”
She’s close with her family, who own a local tree-service business, and although she hasn’t traveled much yet, she hopes to settle near home after attending Kent State University next year.
Bailey celebrated her 18th birthday the day before and plans to vote for Donald Trump.
Geneva-on-the-lake, OH:
• City Population: 1,226.
• Per capita income: $15,860.
• 95.5% white, 3.2% Latino.
• Percentage below poverty line: 19.1%.