Over half of US counties residents rely on gov’t assistance for at least 25% of income; guess how they vote?

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This is probably the answer. I suspect that statewide it would still be similar but you would see more Urban counties and therefore more blue counties making the list.

Surprised that there are that many blue counties Northeast of Raleigh. Not sure how they can gerrymander that. I know Eastern North Carolina used to be a big Democratic stronghold but don't know why the southeast flipped and the Northeast stayed.

Several of the northeastern counties are majority black. Those counties vote for Democrats.

• Halifax: 51% black, 39% white (D)
• Northampton: 55% black, 39% white (D)
• Bertie: 60% black, 35% white (D)
• Hertford: 57% black, 31% white (D)
• Pasquotank: 35% black, 53% white (D - barely)
• Gates: 29% black, 64% white (R - before Trump it had only voted Republican in 1972)
• Washington: 49.6 black, 45.3 white (D)
• Chowan: 32% black, 60% white (R)
• Camden: 10% black, 79% white (R)
• Currituck: 5% black, 84% white (R)
• Dare: 2% black, 86% white (R)
• Tyrrell: 29% black, 58% white (R)
• Perquimans: 21% black, 72% white (R)
• Hyde: 25% black, 64% white (R)
• Beaufort: 23% black, 66% white (R)

 

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It counts only transfer income. It does not include money paid by the government in exchange for goods, services or labor.

Ok... does SS, Medicare/aid count as transfer income in this article?

 

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