States that backed Trump are growing faster than ones that didn't
States that backed President Donald Trump in 2016 enjoyed faster growth last year than states that went for Hillary Clinton, a Yelp index shows.
The ratings site studies business activity in local economies and uses that data to track the economy.
Recent government data also shows Trump states ahead in GDP.
Of the seven best-growing states — North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine — only the latter two voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Moreover, the seven slowest-growing states and districts by Yelp’s measure — Oregon, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware — all voted Democrat.