Data Snacks 4/5

Aug 6, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Little House in the Big Desert

According to CityLab only 20% of Arizona residents were born in the state. Nationally, the average number of people who live in the...

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Jul 30, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Heat Maps. It’s not just the weather that’s hot

Heat Maps can be produced for just about anything you can measure for a location. Yes, they are extensively used to show differences in...

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Jul 23, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Are You Ready for an Election?

YES. We have an election this year. Ballots drop October 11. The election is on November 7. The 2023 elections are all about Bonds and...

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Jul 16, 20232 min read

Data Snacks: Parties, PACs and non-profits, oh my (and lawsuits)

Are you confused about political groups? Politics are governed by campaign finance laws. Here’s what the IRS says: A political...

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Jul 9, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Technical Public Schools, EVIT and West-MEC

Have you ever noticed your property tax statement has a section called “Special Tax District”? You will probably see an annual tax for...

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Jul 2, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Votes Left Behind

One of the things campaign strategists look at is where votes are being “left on the table”. These are voters who should have voted but...

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Jun 27, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Young voters

There is a great deal of interest among local Democrats to engage younger voters. They have a much higher propensity to vote for Dems...

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Jun 18, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Are your neighbors registered to vote?

Do you recognize the map below? It’s LD3 by Census Block rather than by Voting Precinct. Congressional Districts, Legislative Districts...

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Jun 11, 20232 min read

Data Snacks: In honor of Flag Day

Flag Day is June 14. Instead of charts and maps, this week I’m going to share a story about flags. For more than two decades I would fly...

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Jun 4, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Board of Supervisors may be our best contests of 2024

Update: Daniel Valenzuela has entered the race for BOS3! Learn more about Daniel here: https://danielforaz.com/ The Maricopa County Board...

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May 28, 20232 min read

Data Snacks: PEVL to AEVL

On May 11, 2021, Governor Ducey signed SB1485 into law. It changed the Permanent Early Voting List to the Active Early Voting List. PEVL...

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May 21, 20232 min read

Data Snacks: Inactive and “missing” voters

You may have heard that Maricopa County has “lost” many voters. The County still has almost 80,000 fewer registered Democrats now than in...

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May 16, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Independents have landed

The Maricopa County and AZ Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes, have released the April Voter Registration data. The good news: We’re Still...

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May 7, 20232 min read

Data Snacks: Let’s talk about Nominating Petition signatures

This election cycle we can expect to see lots of petitions – LOTS. Currently, we estimate about 65 possible races open in LD3. There are...

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Apr 30, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: From Mid-Term to a Presidential Year

The difference in turnout between a mid-term election like the one we just had in 2022 and a presidential year election has averaged...

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Apr 23, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Election Dates and the PPE

We have Primary and General Elections every two years, always even-numbered ones. Arizona also has four Municipal and Jurisdictional...

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Apr 16, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Congressional Contests

There is a lot of buzz right now about Congressional District contests. It seems like everyone wants to run for Congress. Congressional...

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Apr 9, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Partisanship

Forget about Democrats, Republicans, and Independents for a moment. In Maricopa County, 53% of the voters are highly partisan. They...

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Apr 2, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Demographic Rankings

Demographics help us understand our population and customize message delivery. Legislative District 3 has the largest number of...

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Mar 27, 20231 min read

Data Snacks: Electing Electors

The November 2024 election seems far away. It’s not. We are officially LESS THAN ONE YEAR from the quadrennial Presidential Preference...

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