Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-12-20

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Greetings from Trump's America: Jennings County, Indiana, 95% white, Trumpier than it was in 2016, and now sick with the virus

Trump added 1,368 votes to his 2016 tally, a 17% increase. Biden received 159 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 7%.

Source: New York Times

Source: Wikipedia (Jennings County, Vernon)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

12.0% - Jennings County
26.5% - Indiana
30.9% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

16.9% - Jennings County
16.1% - Indiana
16.0% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

11.6% - Jennings County
11.9% - Indiana
11.8% - U.S.

Whiter, older, less educated, rural, significant support for segregatkionist George Wallace in 1968 (14.2%).

Other Trump's America posts:

Alabama
Autauga County. (6/29/2017)
Bibb County. (11/10/2017)
Covington County. (11/11/2017)
Dale County. (12/12/2017)
Geneva County. (11/11/2017)
Marion County. (11/11/2017)

Arizona
8th congressional district. (4/25/2018)

Arkansas
Faulkner County. (3/20/2018)
Mississippi County. (3/19/2018)
Woodruff County. (3/26/2018)

California
Mesa County. (7/20/2017)
Shasta County. (7/4/2017

Colorado
Morgan County. (4/25/2017)

Florida
Citrus County. (3/5/2017)
DeSoto County,. (9/9/2017)

Idaho
Benewah County. (12/24/2020)

Kootenai County. (9/25/2017)

Illinois
Effingham County. (2/15/2018)
Franklin County. (2/27/2017)
Jo Daviess County. (5/13/2018)
Knox County. (5/13/2018)
McHenry County. (2/5/2017)
Perry County.  (5/8/2017)
Stephenson County. (5/13/2018)
Whiteside County. (5/13/2018)
16th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)

Indiana
Granger.  (3/26/2017)
Hendricks County. (10/1/2017)
Huntington County. (4/27/2017)
Jefferson County. (3/10/2018)
Posey County. (10/21/2017)
Scott County,. (12/26/2020 update)

Iowa
Adair County. (9/16/2018)
Adams County. (9/16/2018)
Allamakee County. (7/31/2018)
Appanoose County. (8/4/2018)
Benton County. (8/2/2018)
Boone County.  (1/15/2017)
Bremer County. (8/2/2018)
Buchanan County. (8/2/2018)
Butler County. (8/6/2018)
Calhoun County. (9/6/2018)
Cass County. (4/3/2018)
Cedar County. (7/31/2018)
Cerro Gordo County. (8/6/2018)
Chickasaw County. (8/2/2018)
Clarke County. (8/8/2018)
Clayton County. (7/31/2018)
Clinton County. (10/15/2017)
Davis County. (8/3/2018)
Decatur County. ( 7/5/2018)
Delaware County. (7/31/2018)
Des Moines County. (8/1/2018)
Emmet County. (8/19/2018)
Fayette County. (8/2/2018)
Floyd County. (9/25/2018 update)
Franklin County, (8/14/2017)
Greene County. (9/6/2018)
Guthrie County. (9/16/2018)
Hamilton County. (4/2/2018)
Hancock County. (8/7/2018)
Hardin County. (4/2/2018)
Henry County. (7/9/2018)
Howard County. (8/2/2018)
Iowa County. (8/2/2018)
Jasper County. (8/5/2018)
Jefferson County. (8/1/2018)
Keokuk County. (8/2/2018)
Kossuth County. (8/18/2018)
Lee County. (8/1/2018)
Louisa County. (8/1/2018)
Lucas County. (8/5/2018)
Lyon County. (12/3/2020 update)
Madison County. (8/8/2018)
Marion County. (5/23/2017)
Mitchell County. (8/7/2018)
Monticello County. (1/13/2017)
Muscatine County. (8/1/2018)
Palo Alto County. (9/6/2018)
Pocahontas County. (9/6/2018)
Poweshiek and Webster counties. (2/7/2017)
Ringgold County. (8/8/2018)
Sioux County. (8/26/2018 update)
Tama County. (7/6/2018)
Taylor County. (9/16/2018)
Union County.  (9/10/2017)
Wapello County. (8/3/2018)
Washington County. (4/2/2018)
Wayne County. (8/5/2018)
Webster County. (8/9/2018)
Winnebago County. (12/17/2017)
Winneshiek County. (8/2/2018)
Worth County. (8/7/2018)
Wright County. (8/8/2017)

Kansas
Clark County. (3/21/2017)
Comanche County. (12/22/2018)
Mitchell County.  (1/29/2017)
Sumner County. (10/1/2017)

Kentucky
Bell County. (6/4/2018)
Hancock County,. (10/21/2017)
Jackson County. (12/9/2017)
Knox and Whitley counties. (2/17/2017)
Lee County. (12/9/2017)
Letcher County.  (6/29/2017)
Martin County. (3/22/2018)
Perry County. (10/10/2017)
Rowan County. (6/4/2018)

Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish,. (5/22/2017)
St. Martin Parish. (4/26/2017)

Maine
Piscataquis County. (7/3/2017)

Michigan
Lake County. (9/16/2018)
Macomb County. (11/29/2017)
St. Joseph County. (6/5/2017)

Minnesota
Chisago County. (6/20/2018)
Itasca County. (5/12/2018)
Lac qui Parle County.  (7/2/2017)
Mower County. (5/12/2018)
Nobles County. (1/26/2018)

Mississippi
Pontotoc County.  (7/19/2017)

Missouri
Butler County. (7/22/2018)

Nebraska
Sioux County. (12/22/2018)

New Jersey
7th Congressional District. (4/14/2017)

New York
Broome County. (2/14/2019)
Cayuga County. (2/13/2019)
Cortland County. (2/14/2019)
Essex County. (11/29/2017 update)
Franklin County. (2/9/2019)
Fulton County. (2/10/2019)
Herkimer County. (2/10/2019)
Orange County. (2/15/2019)
Oswego County. (2/11/2019)
Otsego County. (2/12/2019)
Putnam County. (2/27/2018)
Renssalaer County. (2/13/2019)
St. Lawrrence County. (2/8/2019)
Seneca County. (2/14/2019)
Sullivan County. (2/15/2019)
Warren County. (2/11/2019)
Washington County. (2/11/2019)
19th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)

North Carolina
Robeson County. (12/1/2017)
Union County. (3/9/2017)

North Dakota
Sargent County. (10/22/2017)

Ohio
Adams County. (12/9/2020 update)
Ashtabula County. (2/18/2019)
Belmont County. (12/9/2020 update)
Columbiana County, (12/9/2020 update)
Defiance County. (3/21/2017)
Gallia County. (12/6/2020 update)
Guernsey County. (12/8/2020 update)
Highland County. (12/9/2020 update)
Huron County. 12/10/2020 update)
Jackson County. (12/6/2020 update)
Jefferson County. (2/20/2019)
Lawrence County. (2/25/2018)
Marion County. (12/12/2020 update)
Meigs County. (12/13/2020 update)
Morgan County. (12/8/2020 update)
Muskingum County. (12/8/2020 update)
Shelby County. (12/12/2020 update)
Trumbull County. (4/3/2017)
Van Wert County.  (12/12/2020 update)

Vinton County. (12/6/2020)
Wayne County. (12/12/2020 update)

Williams County. (12/10/2020 update)
Wyandot County. (12/8/2020 update)

Oklahoma

Bryan County. (5/5/2017)
Nowata County. (5/5/2018)

Oregon

Douglas County. (5/17/2017)

Pennsylvania

Beaver County. (2/8/2019)
Cambria County (Johnstown). (6/3/2017)

Dauphin County. (4/22/2017)

Erie County. (10/11/2018 update)
Fayette County. (7/25/2018)

Greene County. (5/3/2017)
Lawrence County. (2/5/2019)

UPDATE. Luzerne County. (1/14/2017)
Mercer County. (2/9/2019)

Northampton County. (7/20/2017)
Wayne County. (3/1/2018)

Williamsport. (1/24/2017)

8th Congressional District. (4/18/2017)

South Carolina

Spartanburg County. (6/5/2017)

South Dakota

Lawrence County,. (4/27/2017)

Tennessee
Campbell County. (12/10/2017)
Lake County. (12/22/2018)
Marion County. (4/1/2017)
Maury County. (10/31/2017)
Roane County. (5/1/2018)
Union County. (5/30/2017)

Texas
Gaines County. (4/26/2017)
Shackelford County. (2/26/2018)

Virginia
Alleghany County. (3/4/2020)
Bath County. (3/6/2020)
Bland County. (12/20/2020 update)
Buchanan County. (12/13/2019)
Carroll County. (2/28/2020)
Craig County. (3/3/2020)
Dickenson County. (2/15/2020)
Floyd County. (8/14/2020 update)
Franklin County. (3/2/2020)
Frederick County. (2/15/2020)
Giles County. (2/26/2020)
Grayson County. (2/27/2020)
Henry County. (3/12/2020)
Highland County. (3/10/2020)
Lee County. (2/15/2020)
Patrick County. (2/29/2020)
Pulaski County. (2/26/2020)
Russell County. (12/20/2020 update)
Scott County. (2/16/2020)
Smyth County. (12/20/2020 update)
Tazewell County. (12/20/2020 update)
Washington County. (2/16/2020)
Wise County. (11/9/2019)

Washington
Grays Harbor County. (8/20/2017)

West Virginia
Berkeley County. (3/25/2018)
Boone County. (3/23/2018)
Cabell County.  (8/4/2017)
Fayette County.  (1/24/2017)
Greenbrief County. (12/14/2018)
Jackson County. (6/18/2017)
Marshall County. (2/7/2018)
Mason County. (12/16/2017)
McDowell County. (7/10/2017)
Mingo County. (3/25/2018)
Summers County. (3/25/2018)
Wayne County. (3/24/2018)
Wood County. (1/15/2019)

Wisconsin
6th congressional district. (1/27/2018)
Adams County. (2/6/2017)
Buffalo County. (3/19/2017)
Burnett County. (2/24/2018)
Clark County,. (8/13/2018)
Crawford County. (5/14/2018)
Fond du Lac County. (3/7/2018)
Grant County. (5/16/2018)
Green Lake County. (1/26/2018)
Jackson County. (3/8/2018)
Johnson Creek. (1/21/2017)
Juneau County. (2/23/2017)
Lafayette County. (5/16/2018)
Manitowoc County. (8/10/2017)
Monroe County. (3/8/2018)
Oconto County. (7/24/2018)
Oneida County. (4/24/2017)
Pepin County. (12/21/2017)
Price County. (12/23/2018 update)
Richland County. (11/10/2017)
Sauk County. (5/14/2018)
Sawyer County. (3/20/2017)
Taylor County.  (12/23/2018 update)
Vernon County. (5/14/2018)
Waushara County. (2/6/2017)
Winnebago County. (11/27/2017)
Wood County. (3/8/2018)

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (12/26/2020)

New York Times

Saturday, December 26. Total tests (positive and negative): 2,798,611. One-day increase of 5,893 (632 positive; 10.7%)

Total positive Covid-19 cases: 468,531

Counties with largest numerical gains = 24 of 72

1 with 100 or more new cases
1 with 50-99
6 with 20 to 49
9 with 10 to 19
7 with 5 to 9

The 24

Milwaukee (150)

Winnebago (50)

Sheboygan (36)
Douglas (33)
Jefferson (32)
St. Croix (26)
Portage (22)
Racine (20)

Outagamie (19)
Dodge (17)
Jackson (15)
Columbia (14)
Green, Monroe (13 each)
Marinette (11)
Shawano, Vernon (10 each)

Grant, Kenosha, Wood (8 each)
Ashland, Juneau, Lafayette (7 each)
Chippewa (5)

WI Department of Health Services

New York Times

Link to other WI COVID posts:

Related posts:

Alabama. (12/14/2020)

Arizona. (12/14/2020)

Arkansas. (12/17/2020)

California. (12/13/2020)

Connecticut. (8/21/2020)

Florida. (12/142020)

Georgia. (12/14/2020)

Idaho. (12/13/2020)

Illinois. (12/15/2020)

Indiana. (12/19/2020)

Iowa. (12/19/2020)

Kansas. (12/3/2020)

Kentucky. (12/17/2020)

Louisiana. (12/19/2020)

Maryland. (12/16/2020)

Massachusetts. (12/15/2020)

Michigan. (12/15/2020)

Minnesota. (12/17/2020)

Mississippi. (12/14/2020)

Montana. (12/18/2020)

Nebraska. (12/17/2020)

Nevada. (12/16/2020)

New Jersey, (12/15/2020)

New York. (12/15/2020)

North Carolina. (12/13/2020)

North Dakota. (12/132020)

Ohio. (12/19/2020)

Pennsylvania. (12/15/2020)

South Carolina. (12/16/2020)

South Dakota. (12/3/2020)

Tennessee. (12/18/2020)

Texas (12/19/2020)

Utah. (12/16/2020)

Virginia. (12/18/2020)

Washington State. (6/12/2020)

West Virginia. (12/16/2020)

Greetings from Trump's America: Scott County, Indiana, 95% white, Trumpier than it was in 2016, and now sick with the virus

Sources: Wikipedia, New York Times

Trump added 1,294 votes to his 2016 tally, a 21% increase. Biden received 56 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 2%.

Source: New York Times

Original 7/20/2019 post, "Greetings from Trump's America: Scott County, Indiana, (population 23,730), where 19,683,451 prescription pain pills were supplied from 2006 to 2012", starts here.

Welcome to ground zero of

Indiana's opioid crisis

Drilling into the DEA’s pain pill database. (Washington Post, 7/18/2019)

For the first time, a database maintained by the Drug Enforcement Administration that tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States — by manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city — has been made public.

The Washington Post sifted through nearly 380 million transactions from 2006 through 2012 that are detailed in the DEA’s database and analyzed shipments of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, which account for three-quarters of the total opioid pill shipments to pharmacies. The Post is making this data available at the county and state levels in order to help the public understand the impact of years of prescription pill shipments on their communities.

Related reading:
I witnessed a rural Indiana town descend into drug addiction, HIV outbreak. Now, hope rises. (USA Today, 1/5/2019)

I knew many of the 200 marchers from more than three years of covering their town of just over 4,000 people, epicenter of rural America's worst HIV outbreak caused by IV drug use. I met some during their struggles with addiction. But on the late-August evening of the Fed Up! march, everyone was celebrating recovery.

In a larger sense, I thought, all of Austin is recovering, helped along by its angels, people working to heal the community and themselves. Among them are a mother, a preacher and a teacher.

My tears fell as I felt Austin's hope rising.

Source: Wikipedia

3rd-party candidates received 14.3% of vote in 1992, 11% of vote in 1996, 4.8% in 2016

(George Wallace received 12.8% of the vote in 1968)

Original 10/21/2017 Trump's America post, "...where they vote against their own best interests", starts here.

Where Trump's America First policy is not in the best interests of Scott County residents.