These 21 States With Most COVID-19 Cases Voted For Trump

Many states who voted for former President Donald Trump during the November 2020 elections are now seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to data.

An analysis by The Washington Post found that of 23 U.S. states with the highest number of new cases total per capita, 21 voted from Trump during the 2020 presidential election. These states are Louisiana, Utah, Ohio, Kansas, North Dakota, Indiana, Idaho, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Wyoming, Alaska, West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee.

In comparison, only two states -- Hawaii and Georgia -- that voted for President Joe Biden had more COVID-19 cases per capita than the national ratio.

The same statistic applies to the number of COVID-19 deaths. Of the 18 states with new death totals higher than the national ratio, 14 voted for Trump. As far as vaccinations are concerned, 12 Trump-voting states are among the 17 least-vaccinated states.

"Republicans have been less concerned about the virus, less likely to embrace practices such as masking, more likely to express opposition to vaccination and (obviously) voted more heavily for Trump," Philip Bump, The Washington Post’s national correspondent, wrote.

"States that are seeing the most new cases and deaths are states that are less heavily vaccinated and were more supportive of Trump last year."

In a poll conducted by KFF, 20% of Republicans said they will “definitely not” get vaccinated against COVID-19. In comparison, only 16% of Independent voters and 5% of Democratic voters said they are opposed to getting a vaccine shot.

The poll also found that 54% of Republicans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as compared to 63% of Independent voters and 86% of Democrats.

The analysis comes after Biden on Thursday announced a new vaccine mandate that would require federal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate also instructed employers with more than 100 workers to either require vaccinations among workers or order regular testing.

“We've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us,” Biden said during the announcement.

After Biden’s move, several Republican officials threatened legal action against him, claiming that the mandate is “unconstitutional” and an “assault on private business.”

The president is expected to announce other steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 before the U.N. General Assembly opens Tuesday, according to Reuters.