Google tracks search rates, including searches that connect in some way to “anxiety.” Google’s measure of anxiety includes other searches, including “anxiety symptoms” and “panic attacks.”
According to Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a researcher and economist, anxiety seems to be associated with lower levels of education, lower median incomes, and populations living in rural areas.
Hey, wait a minute. That’s where I live. And sure enough, Pennsylvania is way above the state average in “angst.” Oregon residents were the least anxious.
I’m guessing Trump should do well where people are anxious, although Trump himself may be a a cause of anxiety. That’s certainly true for me.
Information for this post was taken from Seth Stephen-Davidowitz, “Fifty States of Anxiety,” New York Times, (August 7, 2016), p. SR2.
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