Want to live longer? Live in counties that elect Democrats

From USA Today -

The 'mortality gap' between Republican and Democratic counties is widening, study says. Here's why.

A new study found deaths rates are improving faster in Democratic counties than Republican ones. 

Experts are calling this phenomenon the "mortality gap," and say state policies, individual health decisions and a shift in party demographics may be widening it.

From the study, published in The British Medical Journal -

Interestingly, the population figures are very telling -

As of 2016, there were over 361K people in counties won by Democrats, while there were just over 55K people in counties won by Republicans.

The full study is here.