COVID deaths were higher in states run by Republicans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those complaining about the data, this is been tracked forever and posted regularly in the infamous “Covid is a Blue State Bug” thread. None of this is new information.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/875573.page

Republicans quit reading that when it became harder to pretend that covid was jUsT a CoLd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cherry-picking the data, I see.

Oh, just cherry picking death counts.

Why you so biased, OP?

/s

NP.

- why do you not see how one-sided and biased the WaPo has become?

True or false: since the vaccine has become widely available, per capita death counts have been higher in Republican dominated states?


Simple question with a simple answer.

I asked first. Answer my question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't Florida have the highest number of old people in the US? Sorting by age could be an interesting data point.

Age adjusted per capita Covid deaths here. Spoiler: the top ten worst are Republican.
https://www.bioinformaticscro.com/blog/states-ranked-by-age-adjusted-covid-deaths/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where does Ron DeSantis go to get his apology, indeed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/covid-death-rates-republican-states-disparity/

Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, consultant Doug Haddix reported Sunday that since July 1 (when the lifesaving vaccine was widely available), the 14 states with the highest death rates were all run by Republican governors. This included Florida (at about 153 deaths per 100,000 residents), Ohio (142 deaths per 100,000), Arizona (138) and Georgia (134). Contrast that with the deep-blue District of Columbia (only 27 deaths per 100,000) and California (58 per 100,000).

For verification, I checked with health-care analyst Charles Gaba, whose data on covid-19 and voting patterns has been widely cited. He ran the numbers for me using data mostly from Johns Hopkins and found similar results. The 16 states with the highest coronavirus death rates since July 1 were all run by Republicans. The worst was West Virginia (about 204 deaths per 100,000), followed closely by Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming and the aforementioned Florida.

The states with the lowest death rates, by contrast, were all run by Democrats — or, in the case of Vermont, Maryland and Massachusetts, by moderate Republican governors who had heavily Democratic legislatures and embraced vaccines and masks. The best jurisdictions were D.C., Vermont, Hawaii and California. Looking at data from the period since May 1 (by which time all U.S. adults theoretically could have been vaccinated) produced similar results.

Florida residents were, since vaccines have been widely available, nearly seven times as likely to die from covid-19 as residents of D.C., nearly three times as likely to die as residents of California and 2½ times as likely to die as residents of New York. With Florida’s population of about 22 million, that’s a lot of unnecessary deaths.

Article is behind a pay-wall, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where does Ron DeSantis go to get his apology, indeed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/covid-death-rates-republican-states-disparity/

Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, consultant Doug Haddix reported Sunday that since July 1 (when the lifesaving vaccine was widely available), the 14 states with the highest death rates were all run by Republican governors. This included Florida (at about 153 deaths per 100,000 residents), Ohio (142 deaths per 100,000), Arizona (138) and Georgia (134). Contrast that with the deep-blue District of Columbia (only 27 deaths per 100,000) and California (58 per 100,000).

For verification, I checked with health-care analyst Charles Gaba, whose data on covid-19 and voting patterns has been widely cited. He ran the numbers for me using data mostly from Johns Hopkins and found similar results. The 16 states with the highest coronavirus death rates since July 1 were all run by Republicans. The worst was West Virginia (about 204 deaths per 100,000), followed closely by Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming and the aforementioned Florida.

The states with the lowest death rates, by contrast, were all run by Democrats — or, in the case of Vermont, Maryland and Massachusetts, by moderate Republican governors who had heavily Democratic legislatures and embraced vaccines and masks. The best jurisdictions were D.C., Vermont, Hawaii and California. Looking at data from the period since May 1 (by which time all U.S. adults theoretically could have been vaccinated) produced similar results.

Florida residents were, since vaccines have been widely available, nearly seven times as likely to die from covid-19 as residents of D.C., nearly three times as likely to die as residents of California and 2½ times as likely to die as residents of New York. With Florida’s population of about 22 million, that’s a lot of unnecessary deaths.

Article is behind a pay-wall, OP.

If you’ve read enough Washington Post articles to hit the paywall, perhaps you could consider subscribing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cherry-picking the data, I see.

How so?

This article is a gross distortion.

Notice how they left out Maryland?

And the author seems ignorant of the fact D.C. is not a state.

Did you not read the quoted passage? Maryland was specifically addressed.

As for DC, it’s population is larger than some states, so I don’t see why you think it should be excluded from this analysis just because it is not technically a state.

DC is its own jurisdiction

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cherry-picking the data, I see.

How so?

This article is a gross distortion.

Notice how they left out Maryland?

And the author seems ignorant of the fact D.C. is not a state.

Did you not read the quoted passage? Maryland was specifically addressed.

As for DC, it’s population is larger than some states, so I don’t see why you think it should be excluded from this analysis just because it is not technically a state.

DC is its own jurisdiction

Yes, it is. It is not part of any state, so it’s data will not be captured at all if you only look at technical states. Is there a substantive reason you believe DC should be ignored in this analysis?

[Anonymous]

For those complaining about the Post, here’s similar data and conclusions from Pew.


“Despite the staggering death toll in densely populated urban areas during the first months of the pandemic (an average 36 monthly deaths per 100,000 residents), the overall death rate over the course of the pandemic is slightly higher in the least populated parts of the country (an average monthly 15 deaths per 100,000 among the 10% living in the least densely populated counties vs. 13 per 100,000 among the 10% in the most densely populated counties).

As the relationship between population density and coronavirus death rates has changed over the course of the pandemic, so too has the relationship between counties’ voting patterns and their death rates from COVID-19.



In the spring of 2020, the areas recording the greatest numbers of deaths were much more likely to vote Democratic than Republican. But by the third wave of the pandemic, which began in fall 2020, the pattern had reversed: Counties that voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden were suffering substantially more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic than those that voted for Biden over Trump. This reversal is likely a result of several factors including differences in mitigation efforts and vaccine uptake, demographic differences, and other differences that are correlated with partisanship at the county level.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/03/the-changing-political-geography-of-covid-19-over-the-last-two-years/

[Anonymous]

The blue started to figure out how to fight the war and red did not. If only we could have tough together, many more souls would still be here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The blue started to figure out how to fight the war and red did not. If only we could have tough together, many more souls would still be here.

The red states decided to fight a culture war instead of a war against COVID. If they had decided to put on less of a southern minstrel show for their FOX audience, they'd have killed less people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The blue started to figure out how to fight the war and red did not. If only we could have tough together, many more souls would still be here.

The red didn't even want to fight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The blue started to figure out how to fight the war and red did not. If only we could have tough together, many more souls would still be here.

The red states decided to fight a culture war instead of a war against COVID. If they had decided to put on less of a southern minstrel show for their FOX audience, they'd have killed less people.

Ugg. If it had hit a red city hard first, maybe it would have been different. This a divided we fall lost war.

[Anonymous]

Look at how the Republicans respond to facts that don’t suit their narrative. Empty accusations of “distortions” and personal insults and bullying “child” and similar empty statements.

The Republican brand is just being a bully. Ideas don’t matter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The blue started to figure out how to fight the war and red did not. If only we could have tough together, many more souls would still be here.

The red didn't even want to fight.

Because it initially killed blue folks so good riddance and their leader just shrugged his shoulders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cherry-picking the data, I see.

How so?

This article is a gross distortion.

Notice how they left out Maryland?

And the author seems ignorant of the fact D.C. is not a state.

Maryland is mentioned in the quoted article...I guess you didn't read it.

Please explain your reasons for why DC shouldn't be included in this data. No being a "state" is purely political. it is still a geographical area with a population of people. In fact, it has a higher population that some actual states. As a citizen of DC my life should count just as much as someone living 5 miles away in MD and VA. We were affected by COVID just as much as everyone else!

Kudos to Mayor Bowser and the rest of DC! It looks like we did our part to help fight this damn virus. It's been a long 2 years and a lot of people criticizing the city's efforts and plans, but they clearly paid off.