LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — As the political races heat up, so does the competition between Lynchburg’s two neighbors. They face off in a traffic sign war.

The two neighbors, Andrew Wilds and Soraya McKinney, live on Boonsboro Road and have groups of opposing political signs in their yards facing each other, but they said it’s for fun.

“The second the big Trump-Vance sign went up, you know we had to respond to it,” Wilds said.

“Every year it’s like this is good, we have to go out there and get our entries in and just keep adding more and more,” McKinney said.

Wilds displays Democratic political signs in his yard, while McKinney displays Republican political signs. They may like each other, but not necessarily each other’s opinions. However, both said they still care about each other, and that’s how it should be.

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“We have to live close to each other, so we have to get along, but I think it’s still OK to have differences in values,” McKinney said.

“That’s who we are. I would never hesitate to call them,” Wilds said.

I asked them why this election is important to them. McKinney said: “For me, it’s obviously a love for the country, a love for the people of the country and security.” She also spoke of the need to reduce the cost of living. Wilder said: “I think this election is very important because I have friends who are gay or transgender and they are scared.”

Mckinney and Wilds both believe this is a serious election, which is why they feel it is important to “speak out” with their signs.

“I think it’s great to show that there are different points of view,” Wilds said.

“I think the best part is we’re just getting people to get out and vote,” McKinney said.

This is not the first year of the duel of signs. Neighbors said they have been doing this since the last election. In the future, they plan to continue supporting their favorite candidates.