Saturday, February 17, 2018

Gun death patterns correlated with state voting patterns

Gun Death Patterns in US correlated with 2016 Presidential Election Results
You have 60% greater chance of dying from a firearm if you live in the average state that voted for Trump as President than if you live in the average state that voted for Clinton. Again, this is only an average and there are certainly differences by state. For example, in Texas the difference is only 23%. See data by state above and you can also see the following patterns for states that voted for Trump:

States that voted for Trump in 2016 have the following patterns as shown in the above chart from left to right:
1) They have enacted more voting restrictions than states who voted for Hillary Clinton. 

2) They have consistently had more gun deaths per 1,000 population than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
3) They have consistently had more regressive state and local taxation systems where the poor pay higher taxes relative to the rich than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
4) They consistently spent less on education per pupil than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
5) They consistently have a higher incarceration rate than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
6) They consistently have a lower percentage of the population with a high school diploma than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
7) They consistently have a lower percentage of population with a college degree than states who voted for Hillary Clinton.
8) They have a percentage of the population with graduate degrees that is 50% higher in states voting for Hillary Clinton.


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