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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/smurfyjenkins on 2025-07-04 14:35:18+00:00.
Original Title: When hospitals close in rural areas in the US, voters do not punish Republicans for it. Instead, rural voters who lost hospitals were roughly 5–10 percentage points more likely to vote Republican in subsequent elections and express lower approval of state Democrats and the Affordable Care Act.