Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

[nsacpi]

I am pulling for all my fellow Americans in red states. May the next few years bring material progress for them in things like life expectancy, income and teeth.

 

[Tapate50]

No one cares

That’s an academic for you though, thinking their opinions matter to anyone else

" Oh man I need to leave my town i love because my state has a lower life expectancy"

What a moron.

 

[sturg33]

I am glad Maryland is holding up despite the catastrophic failure of its biggest, bluest cities.

Wonder what the map looks like for the rest of the state

 

[thethe]

I am glad Maryland is holding up despite the catastrophic failure of its biggest, bluest cities.

Wonder what the map looks like for the rest of the state

Its important to just focus on areas close to DC / Wall Street / Silicon Valley

Avert your gaze from all other areas

 

[nsacpi]

Life expectancy

Maryland 79.0 (up from 70.2 in 1970)

Oklahoma 75.9 (up from 71.1)

West Virginia 75.9 (up from 70.8)

Maryland lapping the competition in spite of spotting y'all a head start. What gives.

 

[sturg33]

But how is Maryland's biggest, bluest city doing?

 

[Garmel]

No one cares

That’s an academic for you though, thinking their opinions matter to anyone else

" Oh man I need to leave my town i love because my state has a lower life expectancy"

What a moron.

It's a self-esteem thing too. Some people have to feel like they're better than others when they aren't.

Despite having a doctorate degree and living in a blue state he's still a moron.

 

[sturg33]

It's a self-esteem thing too. Some people have to feel like they're better than others when they aren't.

Despite having a doctorate degree and living in a blue state he's still a moron.

He's an academic. He's uncurious. He does not want to question his priors. He's like all academics. That's why they are failures

 

[Garmel]

He's an academic. He's uncurious. He does not want to question his priors. He's like all academics. That's why they are failures

Yep. He follows groupthink and consistently gets things wrong but yet still thinks he's the most brilliant man in the room like all academics belive.

Right now he's just trolling trying to get us riled.

He's in desperate need of getting a life.

 

[sturg33]

A curious mind would look at Baltimore and wonder why they are struggling so much when factoring their embedded benefits

But he is not a curious mind. He's an academic

 

[nsacpi]

But how is Maryland's biggest, bluest city doing?

Apparently much better than a bunch of red states.

Ditto for Chicago and other large cities.

But the citizens of those red states do have their liberty. There is that.

 

[sturg33]

Quick grok search shows Baltimore with 70% graduation rate, compared to 87% national average.

I'm not academic, but 20% worse than the national average from a deep, blue city seems bad, no?

 

[sturg33]

The poverty rate in Baltimore is significantly higher than the national average. According to recent data, about 19.6% of Baltimore's population lives below the poverty line, which contrasts with the national average of 12.5%. This means that Baltimore's poverty rate is approximately 55.56% higher than the national average

yikes!

 

[sturg33]

National Average: In January 2022, an estimated 582,462 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night across the United States, which translates to a homelessness rate of about 18 homeless individuals per 10,000 people, considering the U.S. population was around 331 million at that time. However, this number can fluctuate based on economic conditions, housing policies, and other factors.
Baltimore's Homelessness Rate:
The 2022 PIT Count in Baltimore City identified 1,597 individuals experiencing homelessness on a given night. This count reflects a decrease from previous years but still indicates a significant issue. When considering Baltimore's population, which was roughly 585,708 in 2020 according to the U.S. Census, this translates to approximately 27 homeless individuals per 10,000 residents.

50% worse? ouch!

 

[nsacpi]

Quick grok search shows Baltimore with 70% graduation rate, compared to 87% national average.

I'm not academic, but 20% worse than the national average from a deep, blue city seems bad, no?

And yet they are living longer with higher incomes and more teeth. It is a miracle.

 

[sturg33]

Baltimore's violent crime rate was reported at 1,417 per 100,000 residents in a specific year (2012 data as an example), which is significantly higher than the national average for that time, which was around 383 per 100,000 residents.

270% worse? wowza!

 

[sturg33]

In 2024, Baltimore saw a significant reduction in homicides, recording 201 homicides for the year. This translates to a homicide rate of about 34.6 homicides per 100,000 residents, considering Baltimore's population was approximately 580,000 at the time.

National Average: The national homicide rate for 2024 was approximately 6.3 per 100,000 people according to FBI data.

450% worse???? Oooof!

 

[Tapate50]

In west Baltimore life expectancy is the same as North Korea

Dem blue cities= North Korea outcomes?

 

[Tapate50]

Oh man, never gets old!

 

[sturg33]

a curious mind might ask why Baltimore is struggling so greatly despite having 100% democratic rule for decades?

I'm curious. What is the problem there?