articleProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSep 15, 2020GOLD OA

Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors’ recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States

GGGuy GrossmanSKSoojong KimJRJONAH REXERHTHarsha Thirumurthy

University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

Voluntary physical distancing is essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19. We assessed the role of political partisanship in individuals' compliance with physical distancing recommendations of political leaders using data on mobility from a sample of mobile phones in 3,100 counties in the United States during March 2020, county-level partisan preferences, information about the political affiliation of state governors, and the timing of their communications about COVID-19 prevention. Regression analyses examined how political preferences influenced the association between governors' COVID-19 communications and residents' mobility patterns. Governors' recommendations for residents to stay at home preceded…

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  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Politics
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Political science
  • Psychology
  • Public administration
  • Medicine
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