Swing state Trump voters say groceries, housing, insurance costs are too high but Harris supporters say they dont feel the heat

WATERTOWN, Wis.— The economy splits the ticket for voters in swing state Wisconsin, with Trump voters telling The Post their costs are higher now than when the Don was in office, while Harris voters insist they’re not feeling the impact of inflation.

“I just went grocery shopping,” Cathy O’Boyle told The Post at a Trump Bus Tour stop in Waukesha, Wis. “The stuff I normally buy went up.”Groceries aren’t the only thing pummeling her in the pocketbook.“I pay $80 more a month on my mortgage for property taxes, and my home insurance just went up $500,” reports the 67-year-old instructor from Milwaukee.

But Harris voter Rick Walters took the opposite view.He told The Post while shopping at West Allis Farmers Market Thursday that he is “without question” doing better now than he was during Trump’s presidency.

The 70-year-old financial advisor lamented the economic narrative portrayed by what he calls “the civilian media,” which he believes “doesn’t really understand what is happening with the economy.”Walters thinks the focus on food prices and things like “mythical $9 eggs” are inaccurate since wages have increased in the past few years.“The inflation we had was atypical,” continued Walters, pointing out he believes the country is in a full-employment economy — meaning those who are seeking work can find it.“Wages have gone up.

House values have gone way up.Retirement plans exploded in value.

The economy is much stronger,” he said, adding he believes we are still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis.Young Republicans canvassed in Oak Creek last month, where voters shared their views of the economy with The Post.Along the door-knocking route, voters’ perceptions continued to align with their preferred presidential candidate.

Jeff Schaefer, 32, had a Trump sign in his front yard.As young children crowded around him at the door, he told The Post he voted for the first time in 2016.

It was for Trump.“And then...