How hard-line GOP districts are faring economically
Forty-five House Republicans have most consistently and forcefully pushed their caucus to brinkmanship over the past several years, according to a Washington Post analysis of legislative voting patterns. On average, the economy in the districts those Republicans represent is significantly worse than it is in the nation at large. Read related article.
8.1% median in U.S.
45 districts represented by
hard-line Republicans
10% median in these districts
Unemployment averaged 10 percent in the 45 hard-line-Republican-controlled districts last year. That was almost two percentage points higher than the national rate and two percentage points higher than the overall rate in the states that contain each district.
$50,100 median in U.S.
45 districts represented by
hard-line Republicans
$46,427 median in these districts
The typical median income in the 45 hard-line-Republican-controlled districts last year was 7 percent lower than the national median, according to the Census Bureau.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau.
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