Trump finds like-minded support in Bakersfield suburb

A Confederate flag hangs on a home along Beardsley Avenue in the Oildale neighborhood near Bakersfield.

Melody Jackson, left, and husband James are strong supporters of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. They says they share ideals with the candidate.

Kenny Reed, a UC San Diego sociology graduate and owner of Guthrie’s Alley Cat Bar in downtown Bakersfield, sits in his office while discussing his progressive political ideals and how they relate to Donald Trump.

Leonard McGill, 73, proudly flies the American flag from his scooter while riding through Oildale, an unincorporated community in Kern County.

From left, Jason Powers, 19, Cyrena Jones, 18, and Erika Davis, 19, sit outside Dagny’s Coffee Company in downtown Bakersfield talk. The three say say are very opposed to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s ideas, but they know their parents agree with some of his suggestions.

Charles Leland, who says he will vote for Donald Trump, displays a Confederate flag, a gift from his nephew in Alabama, at his home in Oildale, an unincorporated community in Kern County.