Trump counties are recovering faster than Biden counties
The story about left behind America needs some updating
Despite winning just 17% of counties in the 2020 presidential contest, President Joe Biden captured most of America’s economy. The counties he won were far more economically vibrant than those he lost, accounting for 68% of job growth between 2016 and 2019, according to the Economic Innovation Group (eig), a research outfit. The Brookings Institution, a think-tank, reckoned that nearly three-quarters of national gdp was generated in Biden counties before the pandemic hit.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Forgotten men”
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