Study reveals which kinds of people are most likely to die of COVID:

[DetlefK]

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-12063-2

Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217?U.S. counties
BMC Public Health volume 21, Article number: 2203 (2021)



A Republican governor and a greater percentage of Trump voters was more predictive of adoption of or timing of physical distancing mandates than number of cases in a state at the time [5]. As early as March, 2020, self-reported behavior to protect from the virus was related to partisan views. Democrats were more likely to claim compliance with recommended practices [6]. During April–June, 2020, self-reported resistance to physical distancing declined among Democrats but increased among Republicans through mid-June before declining slightly [7]. In another study, mask use among U.S. counties was found inverse to percent of the 2016 vote for Trump [8].

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The purpose of this paper is to report research based on two hypotheses. Adjusted for other risk factors: 1. Cumulative COVID-19 mortality in U.S. counties as of mid-April, 2021 was higher in relation to the percent of voters who voted for Donald Trump in 2016. 2. Cumulative COVID-19 mortality was higher in relation to greater numbers of negative tests.

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COVID-19 deaths were higher in counties with more negative SARS CoV-2 tests and a higher percent of the 2016 vote for Donald Trump.

Each of the indicators of increased crowding were predictive of more deaths.

Of the three indicators of preexistent conditions known to increase severity of the disease, increases in deaths were associated with a greater percentage of persons with diabetes but the opposite was true of percent obese in a county. The Medicare cardiovascular discharge rate was not statistically significant.

More deaths were associated with a larger percent of the population 65?years or older, a greater percent of African Americans and Hispanics and a lower percent of the population with a high school or better education.

The economic indicators predicted more deaths in counties with lower median family income, greater income inequality and lower percent unemployment prior to the pandemic.

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The results of the present study suggest that politically based resistance to COVID-19 countermeasures contributed to the spread of the virus. Although the covariation of percent Trump votes with several other risk factors raises doubts about the precise extent of politics as a factor relative to other factors, the noted polls and studies as well as videos of Trump political rallies and White House events during the pandemic indicate Trump supporters’ more frequent failure to take precautions. The correlations of the trump vote with COVID-19 risk factors indicate that Trump voters disproportionately reside in counties that were at lower risk. Had they complied with preventive recommendations, they likely would have remained so. The lack of correlation between Trump’s 2016 vote and testing among counties suggests that his supporters did not include testing as a symbol of resistance. If they and others continue to resist masks, physical distancing and vaccinations, the goal of herd immunity is jeopardized.

[Nevilledog]

1. But they'll still say it's Biden fault.....morally reprehensible people.

I lump a lot of the media in the reprehensible category.

[empedocles]

2. Old, low income, angry, people most at risk.

[If we could only have more 'dark money' people at risk - world could be better place

[Hugin]

3. So, based on the fact more of them already lived in a MAGA-topia.

Why are they intent on killing themselves rather than living the dream?

They invited the 'rona into the gated community.

[jimfields33]

4. Weirdly they claim more african Americans and Hispanics died

Hardly trump voters at least most of them didn’t.

[NoRethugFriends]

5. Not weird at all. Less likely to vaccinate.

[Mr.Bill]

7. A lot of Hispanics vote republican

strictly because of the abortion issue.

[Hulk]

22. Exactly....Democrats better read the tea leaves....

We need to do some messaging that indicates WE are against abortion, in the sense we want to prevent as many as possible....by education, contraception and we are PRO-LIFE, in that we want to take care of those babies that are born into poverty and negative households.

The ReupuKKKes own this bull shit cliche'. They are not pro-life...they are pro-BIRTH. Once the embryo reaches matruity and is born, they couldn't care less about the child.

Democratic messaging is retarded....way out of the game.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Yes, the path here is to say no one is forcing you to have an abortion,

but after the baby is born the Democrats are the only ones wanting to help you raise that child.

Ask what republicans do for education, health care, day care, pre-school, etc.

[fwvinson]

26. The only people I know that have had abortions are Republican

Funny isn't it.

[Metaphorical]

9. Poverty I think is the bigger indicator

And this is something Democrats desperately need to recognize. The greatest concentration of African Americans in this country is along the rural mountains of Appalachia, extending from northern Mississippi eastward to Georgia before arcing north. It's an area that has been hit hard by Covid.

[GB_RN]

14. This.

Poverty is a huge part of it. For Blacks and Hispanics, they are likely to be poor(er) and work in "essential" jobs such as food service and janitorial staffing, which are low paid, "unskilled" jobs and thus, unable to work remotely. This then, translates into higher chances of being exposed to COVID. And that's before we take into account cultural resistance to vaccinations in some communities/ethnic groups.

Just as a trivia note, the area you refer to is known as the "Black Belt", but not to be confused with the geological Black Belt Formation in Mississippi and Alabama, although the two do overlap (for obvious reasons).

[DBoon]

11. in a county with more Trump voters

Hispanic and African Americans are more likely to die of Covid, even if they don't support Trump

[IronLionZion]

12. Many of them were working in food processing, service industry, retail, warehouses, etc.

in the types of jobs where COVID spread quickly before vaccines were available. Then after vaccines came out, many of them were hit with misinformation and distrust just like stupid MAGA voters.

I would think most of the educated Dems among those communities have been vaccinated. While less educated, nonpolitical, or conservative ones were not.

[calimary]

8. Sheesh! "MAGA-topia"!

Good Grief, Hugin, that’s GREAT!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. They're willing to kill themselves to own the libtards.

I say, let 'em.

Oh no! 4 million fewer Trump voters?! OMG - you totally owned me! I feel so utterly owned. Good job!! Fucking assholes.

[Hugin]

13. Little do they know they are merely renting me...

It's a little like a reverse mortgage.

Rent to own and I'm very expensive.

[mitch96]

29. +1..like cutting off your nose to spite your face...nt

[IronLionZion]

15. The gated community types were first to get vaccinated

many of them used their money and influence to jump the line in states like Florida where there are no rules. It's the lower income folks who are more susceptible to malicious disinformation.

[paleotn]

6. Been wondering when someone was going to do this study....

It just screams out to be researched.

[HUAJIAO]

16. They could have asked us here at DU and we could have told them this. :)))

[LymphocyteLover]

17. That's wild!

[certainot]

18. they should include rw radio listenership, which spreads a lot of the disinfo and politicization

limbaugh called it a hoax for many weeks

[Jon King]

19. Thats why Trump has been more vocal about vaccines the last month.

He did not suddenly start caring about anyone but himself. His people likely told him his voters are dying more and that could affect his chances in the future.

[C Moon]

20. Some of the anti vac freaks are now saying trump is in on

the COVID lie or whatever they call it. TFG created a monster that’s running in its own now.

[cstanleytech]

24. Aye, we have been witnessing the Republican party transforming like the

German Workers' Party gradually changed and transformed into the Nazi Party for the past 40+ years and the change with the Republican party is now almost complete and all that is left now is for them to officially change the name of the party.

[cstanleytech]

21. Oh joy, I have diabetes. nt

[ShazzieB]

27. So does my husband. 😖

That bit of information is not really surprising, though. Ever since this thing started, diabetes has been near the top of the list of risk factors for having a bad outcome with covid. I don't know if anyone's figured out why that is, but it would be very interesting to know.

[jaxexpat]

25. I had to look back to assure this wasn't another "The Onion" practical joke.

You just never know these days.

[ShazzieB]

28. I found this bit very interesting.

Bolding added by me:

Statistical controls for 15 risk factors failed to eliminate the association of COVID mortality risk with percent of vote for Donald Trump in 2016 or negative tests per population. Each is independently predictive of increased mortality.

I know this is not surprising, but I always find it gratifying when impartial research results are found to back up something I already "knew" intuitively.