Maps of home heating in the United States

For The Washington Post, John Muyskens, Shannon Osaka, and Naema Ahmed mapped the main ways that Americans heat their homes:

Thanks to a combination of local climates, electricity prices and historical accident, America's home heating system, like the country's politics, is deeply divided.In the South, thanks to government funding from almost a century ago and mild climates, many rely on electricity to stay warm.

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