tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:18:39 +0000American Community SurveyGoogle MapsCensus 2010RedistrictingGoogle EarthFirefox 2.0 fixLatino CitizensResourcesVoter RegistrationTutorials10000 MapsPrecision Mapping for Community-Based Redistricting and GOTVhttp://www.fairvote2020.org/noreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)Blogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-4507385709513141865Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:36:00 +00002012-02-06T13:46:47.332-05:00American Community SurveyWe have uploaded around 2,500 new chart documents based on the 2008-2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The charts compare African Americans, Latinos, and non-Hispanic whites across a range of socio-economic indicators. The 2008-2010 ACS is the first three-year ACS  to reflect the full impact of the Great Recession. These documents include most places and counties in the nation with sizablehttp://www.fairvote2020.org/2012/02/new-3-year-2008-2010-acs-contrast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-1266333007315344675Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:34:00 +00002011-10-16T09:15:30.240-04:00RedistrictingCensus 2010We're making  state-by-state block level  2010 PL 94-171 files available for download. The dataset uses Maptitude field name nomenclature and includes the same race and ethnic categories as the 2000 PL94-171 block files we posted at the start of the 2000 Census redistricting cycle. Additional calculated fields for "any part" African American, American Indian, and Asian Americans are included http://www.fairvote2020.org/2011/06/state-by-state-block-level-2010-pl-94.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-8373123302637553265Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:49:00 +00002011-04-11T10:55:19.953-04:00RedistrictingThe Census Bureau completed the release of the 2010 Census PL 94-171 redistricting file last week. We now have block-level databases loaded into Maptitude for Redistricting for the entire country. Redistricting plans for local jurisdictions (our specialty) usually require block-level detail in order to deal with the multiplicity of factors involved in drawing election districts. We've added a http://www.fairvote2020.org/2011/03/redistricting-data-available-for-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-2226916278629017760Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:22:00 +00002011-04-18T13:10:15.591-04:00RedistrictingTwo majority African-American voting age congressional districts can be drawn in Virginia, based on the 2010 Census. The draft Congressional District 3 displayed below extends along the James River from Richmond and Central Virginia to Hampton on the north and Isle of Wight County on the south.  The draft district has a 50.03% any part African American voting age population and is 59% voting agehttp://www.fairvote2020.org/2011/03/two-majority-african-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-7646260313949868917Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:16:00 +00002011-03-27T12:06:39.982-04:00RedistrictingA little over a year ago, we surmised that there was a good chance that a second majority African-American congressional district could be drawn in the Palmetto State upon release of the 2010 Census. The South Carolina PL 94-171 redistricting file was released yesterday by the Census Bureau. The results are in. A second district can be created. The map below shows a hastily drawn draft with http://www.fairvote2020.org/2011/03/south-carolina-set-for-second-majority.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-600942318184418484Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-02-28T13:53:42.368-05:00RedistrictingThe 2010 Census has been released for about a dozen states and we're now producing redistricting plans and election-related analyses. We have imported the demographics into Maptitude for Redistricting software for these states. We'll convert the remaining states within hours of the Census Bureau release. Eight more states will be available this week. (see map) Thus far, we've prepared draft http://www.fairvote2020.org/2011/02/2011-redistricting-underway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-8456766842208701037Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:49:00 +00002012-02-05T18:44:52.845-05:00American Community SurveyWe've just uploaded over a thousand documents with tables and charts from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) released this fall by the Census Bureau. The charts reveal socio-economic disparities experienced by African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans vis-a-vis non-Hispanic whites. Click through these directories to download PDF files by nation, state, and selected counties and http://www.fairvote2020.org/2009/12/american-community-survey-contrast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-4460442334294636948Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:16:00 +00002011-02-28T13:54:57.620-05:00RedistrictingCensus 2010According to the latest population estimates from the Census Bureau, South Carolina is set to gain a new congressional seat in 2011. This means that a new majority African-American congressional district is in the cards. The map below shows one possible configuration -- without getting into messy little details such as where incumbents live. The map is based on 2006 census tract population http://www.fairvote2020.org/2009/12/potential-new-majority-black.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-2150361252003087795Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-12-30T13:06:31.403-05:00Latino CitizensCensus 2010American Community SurveyProbably the single-most important factor which may contribute to an undercount in the 2010 Census is citizenship status. The Census Bureau estimates that there are 21.6 million non-citizen residents -- an increase of 3 million non-citizens over the 18.6 million reported in the 2000 Census. The interactive table below shows the percentage of non-citizens for all places in the United States http://www.fairvote2020.org/2009/11/hagase-contar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-192390978469624103Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:11:00 +00002009-11-30T15:30:44.428-05:00Census 2010The decennial census count has major implications for reapportionment, redistricting, and funding. Groups across America are conducting outreach campaigns to ensure that everyone is counted on April 1, 2010. The Census Bureau has developed a list of "Hard-to-Count" (HTC) census tracts based on underlying demographic and socio-economic indicators. These are the areas where community-based "get http://www.fairvote2020.org/2009/07/get-out-count-census-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-2692407372164427688Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:19:00 +00002008-05-11T17:31:09.497-04:00Google EarthGoogle MapsUp to now, we've been somewhat disappointed with Google's election maps. But their latest offering for Pennsylvania does a great job of merging election results with demographics via maps, charts, and even a spreadsheet.The Google Lat Long Blog has the details. We hope the Google Elections Team goes back and produces this sort of county-level analysis for all states.Our guess is that similar http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/04/google-gets-in-right-in-pa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-1718036206762530594Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:54:00 +00002008-04-14T06:56:02.653-04:00Google EarthGoogle MapsBush-Gore precinct maps in Google Earth KMZ format are now available via the Google Earth forum for two additional late primary states -- Indiana (May 6) and West Virginia (May 13).Click graphic for larger image.With Kentucky (May 20) sandwiched in between, it would have been nice to include the Bluegrass State as well. But, alas, there are very few counties where the election data from 2000 http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/03/more-bush-gore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-1555826679283897127Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:56:00 +00002008-03-18T18:04:46.253-04:00Google EarthGoogle MapsThe Pennsylvania primary is just a month away. There is probably a statewide GIS database showing Bush-Kerry by precinct, but the gatekeepers at the political party headquarters will never make it available to the public.Fortunately, Pennsylvania is a state where a Bush-Gore map is just about as useful. So we have uploaded a precinct-level Google Earth map showing 2000 presidential election http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/03/bush-gore-by-2000-precinct.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-7030814943536876812Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:16:00 +00002008-04-23T09:15:42.302-04:00Voter RegistrationGoogle MapsAn estimated five million people nationwide are ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction, according to The Sentencing Project. Of these, three-fourths (3.5 million) are no longer incarcerated.Felon Disenfranchisement Rates by State in 2004The map below shows the percentage of the voting age population by state that was ineligible to vote in 2004 due to felony convictions.View Larger http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/03/felon-disenfranchisement-by-state.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-7870942999662704464Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:32:00 +00002008-03-11T11:11:58.483-04:00Latino CitizensVoter RegistrationGoogle MapsIn a previous chart, we noted that there are over 7 million Latino citizens who are not registered to vote. Nationally, African-American citizens have a much higher voter registration rate than Latino citizens -- 69% to 58%. But at 7.5 million, the unregistered African American population is just as numerous.The chart below shows that younger African Americans are less likely to be registered to http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/02/african-american-voter-registration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-5385246559064104199Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:45:00 +00002008-01-24T15:45:33.468-05:00Google EarthThis KMZ file aggregates basic population and poverty demographics for the Zillow neighborhood boundaries.View in Google Earth (7.5 mb)We used census block group data from the SF1 and SF3 file of the 2000 census. The map is color-coded by the percentage of the population living at or below the poverty level.Neighborhood boundaries are sorted by city and state in the sidebar. For faster display, http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/01/zillow-neighborhood-demographic-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-7938703682327471746Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:24:00 +00002008-01-18T09:53:20.452-05:00Google EarthHere is something that might be useful for voter registration and GOTV efforts. This Google Earth KMZ file contains boundaries for nearly 7,000 neighborhoods in 150 cities. The file is based on shapefiles released by Zillow.com yesterday.View in Google Earth (6.5 mb)State- by-state shapefiles are available here:http://www.zillow.com/labs/NeighborhoodBoundaries.htmAdditional details are posted on http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/01/zillow-neighborhoods.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-2259753107262794544Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:43:00 +00002008-02-19T12:00:10.028-05:00Latino CitizensVoter RegistrationThere are about 7 million Latino citizens in the U. S. who are not registered to vote. The table and chart in the figure below show that 5 million of the unregistered Latinos are ages 18 to 44 -- roughly half of the Latino citizen population for that age group.Over 95% of all Latino citizens who are not registered to vote live in areas defined by the census tracts identified in our previous post.http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/01/unregistered-latino-and-asian-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-6774448931785614390Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:32:00 +00002008-01-14T16:15:12.124-05:00Latino CitizensGoogle Earth Click graphic for larger image. View this map in Google Earth (500k)This Google Earth KMZ file contains nearly 20,000 census tract centroids, representing all census tracts with an estimated 50 or more Latinos of voting age who are citizens as of July, 2006.These estimates can be used to help set targets for voter registration efforts in Latino neighborhoods.The http://www.fairvote2020.org/2006/12/est-latino-18-citizens-2006-by-tract.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-3107464575599404668Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:20:00 +00002007-12-26T11:45:10.785-05:00Google EarthTutorialsGoogle MapsThanks to gCensus, loading demographic information into Google Earth is a relatively simple process. You can produce a Google Earth KML file to visualize demographic and socioeconomic data from the 2000 U.S. Census -- in some cases down to the census block level.Let's say you want to pinpoint areas in Green Bay, WI for a door-to-door Latino voter registration drive. According to the 2000 census, http://www.fairvote2020.org/2007/12/gotv-demographics-and-google-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-356777992179517364Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:25:00 +00002009-12-02T21:32:52.797-05:00ResourcesACLU Voting Rights Project Advancement Project (racial and social justice issues) American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau data resource site) BatchGeocoder (map multiple locations and retrieve with your browser) Brennan Center for Justice (NYU School of Law) Capitol Impact (quick access to federal, state and local government info) Census Information Center Participants (non-profit data http://www.fairvote2020.org/2003/12/resources.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-2982286357530353260Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:55:00 +00002007-12-14T12:58:13.458-05:00Google EarthTutorialsGoogle MapsFor neighborhood-level GOTV work, the complete Brown County map displayed in the previous entry is unnecessarily large. But if you have installed Google Earth, you can work with bite-size chunks.Click on "View Larger Map" in the Brown County Bush-Kerry map, then click on "View in Google Earth".Start Google Earth and open the Brown_WI.kmz file. Next zoom in to the area of the county where you wanthttp://www.fairvote2020.org/2007/12/from-google-earth-to-my-maps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-469634057766743705Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:36:00 +00002007-12-14T12:58:13.459-05:00TutorialsGoogle MapsView Larger MapWill Google Maps become a serious neighborhood-level tool for campaigns and voter registration drives in 2008?It seems easy enough. Just save a base map to Google My Maps, then create an overlay or two with your own data. With Google's new collaboration tool, you can share and edit GOTV maps with coworkers, friends, and volunteers. You can make it public or keep it private.The map http://www.fairvote2020.org/2007/12/brown-county-wi-bush-kerry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-6565811356298373129Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:51:00 +00002008-04-01T23:25:01.222-04:00Voter Registration10000 MapsWe produced 30 interactive maps and over 10,000 Adobe PDF precinct maps leading up to the 2004 general election.Since then, we've updated the interactive maps with precinct-level data for California, Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin (plus Maine and Michigan townships).We'll add more states where we can find statewide precinct-level geographic http://www.fairvote2020.org/2007/12/10000-maps-plus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125132302350687826.post-5326919562059156586Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:25:00 +00002008-04-01T23:22:50.209-04:00Google EarthWe have produced statewide precinct files in Google Earth KMZ format for eight states -- California, Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. You can download them from the Google Earth Community forum.The precinct boundaries are those in effect for the 2004 election. The maps are themed to show the vote percentages for Bush-Kerry (excluding third party http://www.fairvote2020.org/2007/12/2004-precinct-kmz-files.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FairPan2020)0