County-Level Red/Blue COVID Death Rate Divide Widens Again

[winetourdriver01]

Last month I noted that the partisan COVID death rate gap, which had been shrunk down to almost nothing in December for the first time since COVID vaccines became widely available back in May 2021, had started to widen again:

Well, the lines didn't flip after all in January--the reddest quintile jumped up faster than the bluest quintile after all--two months earlier than I expected:

Bluest Quintile: 4.70 per 100K residents

Reddest Quintile: 5.33 per 100K residents (13% higher)

The January gap wasn't that significant by itself...except that it had looked like the rate in the reddest quintile might be lower last month.

Read more:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/1/2155703/-March-Likely-FINAL-Update-County-Level-Red-Blue-COVID-Death-Rate-Divide-Widens-Again?pm_source=story_sidebar&pm_medium=web&pm_campaign=recommended

[dembotoz]

1. music to my ears

[CrispyQ]

2. I would really like to know if Marge got vaxxed.

I'm just betting she did.

[Probatim]

4. HIPPO Violation!!!!!!!

I can hear her screaming if asked.

[SCantiGOP]

5. Are Hippos worse than Rinos?

[CrispyQ]

6. DUzy!

[Kaleva]

3. That rate doesn't necessarily mean more deaths

A rural county with a population of 10,000 isn't going to see an increase in deaths


"The reddest quintile includes roughly 65.1 million people living in counties where Donald Trump received 62.4% or more of the vote in 2020; "

In MI, many of the counties that net the above criteria are sparsely populated.