A suburban Philadelphia bakery’s cookie “poll” that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke between the owners and their customers has grown into much more.

Philadelphia suburb Bakery selling cookies to predict the outcome of the election. Lochel’s Bakery is located in Hatboro, Pa in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Kathy Lochel started the “cookie poll” during the 2008 election with the candidates Barack Obama and John McCain as a joke between the owners and customers.

"It’s just a delicious way I say to take the pressure off with what is going on with the election, all the ads, all the campaign stuff, just a cookie."

Every four years since 2008 Lochel's bakery in Hatboro creates its cookie poll. Who's wining, Trump or Harris?

A suburban Philadelphia bakery’s cookie “poll” that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke has grown into much more. The order backlog is huge.

The winner of the presidential cookie poll has gone on to win the White House in nine out of the last 10 elections.