County-level mobility and sociopolitical context in the spread of COVID-19 during spring 2020

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Analysis reveals significant links between human mobility, political leaning, and COVID-19 growth rate across U.S. counties.

Higher human mobility is associated with increased COVID-19 case growth rates in U.S. counties.
A significant association was found between political leaning and the growth rate of COVID-19 cases.
Variability in behavioral compliance with social distancing policies was influenced by sociopolitical context.
The study utilized detailed county-level data from approximately 3,100 U.S. counties between January and June 2020.

Parker et al. (2025) studied this question.

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