Economics
Trump-Voting Parts of US Had Faster Economic Rebound, Study Says
- Pandemic job losses have lasted longer in Democrat strongholds
- Midterm battlegrounds among hottest local economies, EIG finds
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The pandemic has redrawn the political map of the US economy as the country heads into November’s midterm vote, with regions that voted for Donald Trump two years ago generally posting a stronger recovery than Democratic strongholds, according to an analysis by the Economic Innovation Group.
Trends like the shift to work-from-home and migration out of expensive cities have helped to boost formerly struggling areas -- including rural ones -- which lean toward voting Republican. Counties carried by Trump are much closer to recouping all their pandemic job losses than the ones that voted for President Joe Biden, the study found. It’s based on local employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.