Who is going to turn out for a municipal election held in an off-year, in an off-brand month, in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election, and under conditions of a pandemic? That is the question we seek to answer with Turnout Modeling. For starters, and even before accounting for the new world of Ranked […]
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Giving by Occupation (various)
Previously, we described our FEC research into itemized donations by individuals to campaigns for House, Senate, and President, and which were filed during the calendar year 2020. The map we demonstrated in that post is in a style we call “king of the hill” in that it shows you the winner between different lines within […]
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and NYC
Everybody in politics has an opinion about ranked choice voting; our perspective is that RCV is good and lawful because voters want it and we are glad that it is in play. Beyond that, my own opinion is one of skepticism. Not in the sense of thinking “this will be bad” but skepticism in the […]