What are Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine doing right on COVID? With almost every other state having been hit hard at some point or another, they& #39;ve become real outliers relative to the rest of the country.

One starting point might be that they are among the only states in the country that are rural (indeed, *quite* rural based on the more sophisticated density metrics I prefer) but not particularly Republican so maybe more mask-wearing, etc.

Also: small average household size, not very religious (to the extent that church gatherings can serve a vector for spread) and quite "outdoor-oriented", although that could start to be a problem with colder weather.