roughly 1 half of the number in early april. red and blue state governors are racing to introduce lotteries for the simple reason that they work. the 10 counties we re receiving the most increase are all rural counties and they have seen over 100 percent increase in vaccinations. corporations are also stepping up to offer a range of incentives to get the shot. cvs is offering cash giveaways. norwegian cruz lines free vacations. proctor and gamble super bowl tickets. united airlines free travel for a year, kroger free groceries for a year. krispy kreme a free doughnut. 62% of americans age 18 and over have had at least one shot. the biden administration s goal is to reach 70% vaccinated by the 4th of july. bret? bret: steve harrigan in atlanta. steve, thank you. up next, the panel on president biden s considerable foreign policy challenges from russia and china plus the domestic issue of immigration. first, beyond our borders
crucial suburbs of philadelphia. thank you for that. coming up the red states and you, red for democrats, blue for democrats. we will hospital into the television time machine and take you back to the birth of red and blue state. this will be really fun. stay white house. anything meant to stand needs a stable foundation. a body without proper foot support can mean pain. the dr. scholl s kiosk maps your feet and recommends our custom fit orthotic to stabilize your foundation and relieve lower-back, knee or foot pain from being on your feet. find your nearest kiosk at drscholls.com. also available from dr. scholl s: heavy duty support for lower back pain, lightens the impact of every step.
city centers have seen an upward trend in recent year, drawing more people back into urban areas and the suburbs have struggle. today, there are more poor americans living in the suburbs than the inner city. digest that fact. the trends have redrawn the political map. instead of red and blue state, political divisions are more likely to be delineated by population density. in fact, you can see the breaking point clearly when you map obama and romney voters by population. the split split comes right around 850 people per square mile pimt s an area similar to the size of knox county, tennessee, knoxville, or bucks county, pennsylvania, right outside of philadelphia. people in more crowded areas tend to be obama voters. those in less populated areas tended to vote romney. overall, democrats do best in heavily populated areas and heavily populated suburbs even when they are in red states. republicans have an edge in the affluent suburbs. the less densely populated areas
marriage. that was a group that was pretty much in your camp. marriage is not a partisan issue. we saw in november of 2012, when four stated voted on marriage, we had tens of thousands of democrats in those states voting for marriage as marriage outdid the republican presidential ticket. this is not a partisan issue. this is an issue that unite the country. we ve seen red and blue state as like vote to uphold marriages as a union between one man and woman. it s an american issue. we need to leave it to the american people. we ll see how this supreme court weighs in on all of this. it s far from over. we ll be hearing some oral arguments, audiotapes inside. also following tomorrow because case number two goes before the supreme court regarding same-sex marriage. thank you, good to have you. debate raging today whether or not people who actually weigh more should pay more to fly. a european economist say has published a study on the concept of pay what you weigh.
particularly worried about it. they ll let the process ride it out and see what other cases what other courts do with similar cases and seek supreme court review. but i think you saw white house press secretary jay carney say this is unprecedented. don t really agree with this. other presidents have done this. they ll take the stance going forward. okay. amie parnes, ed o keefe. thank you. and reince priebus was reeekted as head of the rnrnc. we must compete in every state, in every region, building relationships with community we haven t before. at the rnc, we are dropping the red and blue state analysis. we must be a party concerned about every american in every neighborhood. mitt romney in washington, d.c. this weekend.