Funny how that map aligns, at least to the a first approximation, with red-blue voting. Of course, voting aligns reasonably with a number of the other variables (obesity, smoking, etc).
- The Mississippi river is quite blue but has very low life expectancy
- Similarly in Montana and the Dakotas, the blue counties are the ones doing poorly
- From Alabama to SC, the black belt has low life expectancy and votes blue.
http://gotz.web.unc.edu/2016/12/20/election-maps-representin...
(it's the 2016 popular vote)
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