Posts tagged "Politics"

As many have noted, President Trump has shown a remarkable ability to maintain a strong base of support — about 40% of the voters — despite the myriad controversies swirling around him.... Read more →

Another Republican in the U.S. House — Speaker Paul Ryan, no less — announced his intention not to seek re-election in 2018, adding to the number of members leaving ahead of what's... Read more →

The folks at FiveThirtyEight had a fun data visualization discussion during their regular election chat this week, about whether Hillary Clinton should focus on ensuring victory next month or spending... Read more →

Hillary Clinton's efforts to win over minority voters have paid off significantly in the Democratic primaries. Many of these voters simply aren't feeling the Bern, according to voting results and demographics... Read more →

Yesterday I mapped the more than 350 "majority minority" counties in the United States, breaking them down by race and ethnicity groups and geography. As promised, today I've looked at how... Read more →

The New York Times created two nifty interactive bubble charts to represent the frequency of words used at the respective political conventions. First, the Republicans: And the Democrats (so far):... Read more →

A few months ago I posted a dashboard of 21 interactive charts comparing President Obama's approval rating among different groups (men vs. women, Democrats vs. Republicans, rich vs. poor, etc.).... Read more →

A look at the GOP race through Google searches:  UPDATE: Ron Paul included at disobey’s request:  Read more →

Interesting… When it comes to cars, the results are often predictable. It probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that the data, as collected by Scarborough Research, show that drivers of... Read more →

Tonight President Obama gives his third “State of the Union” speech, an address that dates back to George Washington. Over time, the length and format of the speech has changed,... Read more →

While we watch the GOP candidates vie for their party’s nomination, the Taiwanese (including some of my wife’s family) are voting in presidential elections of their own — a race that could... Read more →

These maps, created by The New York Times four years ago to visualize the Republican results, might be interesting for reference as the returns come in tonight. Mitt Romney, who lost... Read more →

An cool timeline from ProPublica:  The chart below shows pardons granted per year from 1900-2011. Click on a bar to see the number of pardons granted and by which president. The... Read more →

While in Europe I missed this excellent interactive graphic by Alicia Parlapiano and Amanda Cox of The New York Times. It plots 2008 presidential election results by state with adult residents’... Read more →

Nice GOP fundraising map posted by Development Seed:  Some candidates are lone stars with remote galaxies of support. Others have broad universal reach. Check out the constellations of conservative support on this... Read more →

A colleague today asked for a spreadsheet copy of the Tribune’s Directory, which has biographical, political and official details about 242 elected officials in Texas (statewide, Legislature, high courts, congress, etc). Turns... Read more →

A cross post from my work blog: Most people know that Gov. Rick Perry, inaugurated to a third full term Tuesday, has served longer than any other chief executive in... Read more →