According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Death Due to Diabetes Mellitus across the United States in 2007 was 22.5 per 100,000 population. 18 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Diabetes Mellitus (82% of Conservative States) versus 12 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Diabetes Mellitus (41% of Liberal States). The highest rate of Death Due to Diabetes Mellitus in the country is found in West Virginia with 35.5 per 100,000 population. The lowest rate of Death Due to Diabetes Mellitus in the country is found in Nevada with 12.9 per 100,000 population.

Conservative:
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming

Liberal:
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Vermont
Washington

Source: 2012-2-vitstat.pdf No. 123

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Death Due to Alzheimer’s Disease across the United States in 2007 was 22.7 per 100,000 population. 18 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Alzheimer’s Disease (82% of Conservative States) versus 13 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Alzheimer’s Disease (45% of Liberal States). The lowest rate of Death Due to Alzheimer’s Disease in the country is found in New York with 8.8 per 100,000 population.

Conservative:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia

Liberal:
California
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

Source: 2012-2-vitstat.pdf No. 123

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Death Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease across the United States in 2007 was 40.8 per 100,000 population. 18 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (82% of Conservative States) versus 13 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (45% of Liberal States). The highest rate of Death Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease in the country is found in Oklahoma with 61.2 per 100,000 population. The lowest rate of Death Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease in the country is found in Hawaii with 19.3 per 100,000 population.

Conservative:
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming

Liberal:
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Michigan
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Vermont
Washington

Source: 2012-2-vitstat.pdf No. 123