Democrats and Republicans Aren’t Just Divided. They Live in Different Worlds.

Curator Note: This is a Wall Street Journal presentation of the difference between Democratic and Republican districts with regard to economic activity. The differences are striking and are the foundation for the polarization we are now experiencing.

America’s political polarization is almost complete. Its two main political parties increasingly represent two different economies. And they barely overlap.

Democrats can be found in educated cities and suburbs where professional jobs are plentiful. Republicans live in working-class and rural communities, home to agriculture and low-skill manufacturing.

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Graphic only — wsj.com/graphics/red-economy-blue-economy/