nearly 63% of voters backed the former president in the 2020 election, a red county in a blue state. now the county is poised to be led by ultra conservatives, some in the community with militia ties. opponents warn it could happen in other towns across the country. >> reporter: there is a quiet revolution happening in this rural california town. >> there are just a lot of frustrations. a lot of people are pretty fired up. so, that kind of lit the fuse. >> reporter: in this shasta county barbershop, it's not just republican views, but ultraconservative, guns. a upoconfederate flag rolled up the corner, he's a member of a militia, who says conservatives like him woke up when covid first stroke. >> businesses got closed down and schools and everything and we've had an oh [ bleep ] moment