Biden's Factory Investments Direct Billions to Poorer, Republican-Leaning Counties

• Recent US factory investments under Biden disproportionately favor poorer, more Republican-leaning counties • $82 billion of $525 billion in investments since 2021 have gone to 1071 distressed counties with low incomes and high unemployment • This represents 16% of investments going to counties that account for 8% of GDP, showing tilt toward less prosperous areas • Southern states received much of the investment, but it spans 27 states in total • The 70 distressed counties getting investments already had relatively high advanced industry employment, showing proximity to labor and suppliers helps