r/visualization • u/HappyHappyJoyJoy44 • 5d ago

The 25 U.S. counties where the most children are living in poverty.

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u/Theartistcu 5d ago

Now overlay that with a congressional district and prepared to not be surprised

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u/DapperCam 4d ago

At least a third of these seem to be counties in major cities which would likely be blue. Seems like a mix of urban and rural poverty.

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u/Theartistcu 3d ago

You realize that a third of those means 2/3 are red, which would be a majority. It is a fact, you can look it up almost without question the poorest counties in the country fall in red control districts.

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u/Character-Bed-641 2d ago

this fella isn't being honest, the majority of the actual people are from blue areas but the areas themselves are fewer in number since they correspond to high density. not sure why admitting urban poor exist is a hot take for some people

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u/Character-Bed-641 2d ago

Well a congressman represents about 700k people and most of these counties are not that big so let's look at the biggest counties so we have the least contaminated results

King's County: Yvette Clarke - Democrat

Wayne County: Shri Thanedar - Democrat

Bronx County: There's like 5 reps from the Bronx and they're all Democrats

Hidalgo County: Vicente Gonzalez - Democrat

Philadelphia County: Looks like 3 reps from Philly and they're all Democrats

Where are you going with this?

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u/Public_Ad993 2d ago

Of the 25 counties here, 13 are in republican states, 7 are in democrat states, and 5 are in swing states. Over half of these counties are in red states, which shows a massive issue when it comes to red states helping their counties avoid poverty.

It is also worth noting that New York and Cali have 5 of the 7 counties in dem-controlled states with the highest poverty levels, which is evidence that too much progressivism is also bad for a city - however, that number is still about half as big as the GOP’s number

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u/Theartistcu 1d ago

Wow, you really know how to cherry pick data to prove a point that isn’t even a point.

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u/meeyeam 5d ago

Rookie numbers.

Let's get rid of federal programs to help kids and see some real third world numbers.

Elon needs a new rocket ship!

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u/HappyHappyJoyJoy44 5d ago

Source.

From Children's Defense Fund: "The South, home to 47% of children in our country who live in poverty, experiences the highest child poverty rates with 1 in 5 children living in poverty."

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u/Typical_Sport_6383 5d ago

Thank you for the source!

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u/HappyHappyJoyJoy44 4d ago

Doing my due diligence!

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u/mobtowndave 5d ago

maga country

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u/FrankoAleman 5d ago

What a shithole

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u/whiskymusty 5d ago

are they all voting republicans?

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u/alkali112 5d ago

Yeah, Brooklyn and the Bronx notoriously vote Republican every election cycle.

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u/Remarkable_Attorney3 5d ago

Don’t forget the border towns of Texas. Yuge Magas

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u/gordonv 4d ago

We joke, but you'd be surprised at how close a lot of areas we presume are solid blue who are closer to a 50/50 split.

There are large minority groups that Republicans hate that vote red. Truth is stranger than fiction.