The Growing Vaccination Divide Between Trump and Biden Counties
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The Growing Vaccination Divide Between Trump and Biden Counties

The stark partisan divide on Covid-19 vaccinations has resulted in a growing gap in vaccination rates between counties that voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and those that supported Donald Trump.

A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that the difference between average vaccination rates in Biden counties and Trump counties has widened, rising from 2.2 percentage points in late April to 6.5 points by May 11 to nearly 12 points by July 6 (see the Axios chart below). The average vaccination rate in Trump counties as of earlier this week stood at 35%, compared to 46.7% in Biden counties.

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