Half of these items can be attributed to the fact that low density, rural states have a structural advantage in representation in federal governments, and in th

Half of these items can be attributed to the fact that low density, rural states have a structural advantage in representation in federal governments, and in the current political era these states lean conservative. Some of these are just wrong - unions generally lean democratic: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/17/key-facts-about-union-members-and-the-2024-election/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/17/key-facts... I’m also skeptical of the media organization claim. And it should surprise no one that purely profit driven corporations switch their professed values with different administrations - see the rapid adoption of DEI programs during the Biden administration, then subsequent abandonment in the Trump era.