In Pennsylvania, it doesn't get much "redder" than Juniata County, a predominantly white and rural region dotted with picturesque churches, livestock farms and factories which US President Donald Trump carried in the election with 80 percent of the vote.

So it was with a mix of disappointment, suspicion and resignation that residents took in news on Saturday that their state had tipped the presidential race in Joe Biden's favour, denying Trump another four years...