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Here are the states in question:
Under 250 Covid Deaths per Million Population: Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, Wyoming, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin
250-499 Covid Deaths per Million Population: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington
500-999 Covid Deaths per Million Population: Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania
1000+ Covid Deaths per Million Population: Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
A Few Observations: Just 16 states account for two-thirds of Covid-related deaths in the US. Covid mortality rates track population density fairly closely. Political party affiliation also tracks population density, a phenomenon known as the “density divide”. To simplify a bit, the less densely populated an area, the more Republican and the less affected by Covid. It’s no surprise, then, that Republicans are less concerned about Covid-19 than the Democrats..