Elon Musk's tweet, which received around 80 million views in less than a day, shows the correlation between states won by the Democratic Party and states that don't require ID to vote.
"This must be a coincidence," Musk writes sarcastically.
The World of Statistics posted this to their X account and it drives home the point:
When valid IDs are NOT required:
Voting
✅ When valid IDs are REQUIRED:
Driving
Boarding an Airplane
Purchasing a Car
Getting a Car Registration
Renting a Car / Boat / Jet Ski / etc.
Buying Insurance
Buying Train Tickets
Obtaining a Passport
Picking up mail from FedEx, UPS,
Post Office, etc.
Renting Tools / Furniture / Equipment
Visiting a Doctor's Office / Hospital
Getting Outpatient Testing
Donating Blood
Getting a Prescription
Buying Certain OTC Cold Medications, and products like nail polish remover
Applying for a Job
Applying to School
Applying for a Professional License
Getting Married
Check Out a Book from the Library
Joining the Military
Adopting a Child
Transacting with a Bank
Applying for Section 8 Housing
Sending a Wire Transfer
Applying for a H-1B Visa, or Green
Applying for Online Banking
Card
Applying for Store Credit
Holding a Rally or Protest
Establishing a Utilities Account (Water • Buying a Firearm
/ Light / Electric / Cable / Gas / etc.)
Adopting a Pet
Cashing a Check
Applying for a Hunting License
Getting a Credit Card
Applying for a Fishing License
Opening a Retirement Account
Joining a Gym
Applying for a Mortgage
Using Pawn Shops
Buying a House
Buying Annual Tickets to Amusement
Applying for Apartment Rentals
Parks
Renting a Hotel Room
Entering Night Clubs
Buying a Cell Phone
Volunteering at Non-Profit Organizations
Going to Court
Voting in a Union Election
Entering Federal Buildings
Buying Cigarettes
Getting a Business License
Buying Liquor
Getting a State ID
Visiting a Casino
Cashing In a Large Lottery Ticket Win
Buying an "M"-Rated Video Game
Obtaining Medicare / Medicaid
Going to Jail
Applying for Food Stamps
Participating in Outdoor Activites Like
Applying for Welfare
Sky diving, Bungee Jumping, etc
Applying for Unemployment
Using Social Security Services
Participating in Political Events
If that doesn't tell you exactly what you need to know, I don't know what will.
Abu Ali contributed to this article.
