Republican
Paris, Idaho, was founded by Mormon pioneers in a high valley in the Rocky Mountains. Bear Lake County, where it is located, voted 89.6 percent for Trump.
Memory
In the Paris of the state of Arkansas, with a population of 3,454, the city's relationship with the City of Light is ardently maintained. In addition to a wall painted with naïve motifs, the town has a 7-metre high replica of the Eiffel Tower. Paris, which is now in a state of disaster, used to draw its resources from coal mines.
Insecurity
In Paris, Texas, the crime rate is 65% higher than the national average. Its police force has to intervene mainly for burglaries and thefts: 3,800 in 2016. With its 25,000 inhabitants, this city is also the most populous "Paris" in the United States.
Cinema
Since it gave its name to the famous film by Wim Wenders, which won a Palme d'Or in 1984, Paris Texas has sometimes seen curious film lovers pass by. They leave disappointed. The German director has never actually filmed there.
Decline
Founded in 1845, the city, which is the county seat of Lamar County, Texas, has a more dynamic economy than other Paris. This does not stop downtown shops from closing, like this former vinyl shop.
Segregation
In Paris, located in the northeastern part of the state of Kentucky, blacks make up 11.4% of the 10,000 inhabitants. But outside the high school playgrounds , as here, the photographer found that insidious racism continues to plague this municipality in Bourbon County.
Settlers
The Paris of this Midwestern state is located two hours from St Louis, the capital of Missouri. The rural village owes its name to its pioneers, who arrived in 1830 from another, older Paris, founded in the state of Kentucky.
Religion
Paris, Missouri, is 93% white and has a population of less than 1,500, down from 2,500 in the 1960s. Every weekend, its Protestant community attends one of seven places of worship in town, including this Methodist church.
Geography
Harold, a Vietnam veteran, is one of the few Parisians to have travelled out of state. Seen from Missouri, the world outside is reduced to the international news distilled by Fox News, the most watched conservative 24-hour news channel in the country.