government

Campaign Finance API moves to ProPublica

Data Sources / election, government, ProPublica

Back in 2008, the New York Times rolled out a campaign finance API…
US Census Bureau open source

Software / Census Bureau, government, open-source

It took forever and it’s way overdue, but the United States Census Bureau…
How various demographic groups can change the election result

Statistics / elections, FiveThirtyEight, government

Does your vote matter? Aaron Bycoffe and David Wasserman for FiveThirtyEight provide an…
Missing votes in Congress

Infographics / government, ProPublica

When members of the House of Representatives miss a vote, it is customary…
Decent presidential candidate options.

Miscellaneous / government, humor

I have no idea what’s going on here, and I prefer to keep…
Surveillance selfie with cell phone metadata

Self-surveillance / government, mobile, privacy

Just because there’s no content that comes with the metadata doesn’t make the latter useless.
The Statistical Atlas that Keeps On Going

Statistical Atlas / government, United States

I already revived the first Statistical Atlas of the United States from 1870 with modern data, but there’s still more data to look at. So I kept on going.
Why government sites are outdated and very much not fun to use

Software / government, Reply All

Government data sites are typically sluggish and a pain to use. So many…
Reviving the Statistical Atlas of the United States with New Data

Statistical Atlas / government, United States

Due to budget cuts, there is no plan for an updated atlas. So I recreated the original 1870 Atlas using today’s publicly available data.
More presidential candidates please

Infographics / elections, government, New York Times

“If it seems as if the list of presidential candidates for 2016 is…
White House appoints first US Chief Data Scientist

News / data science, government

Did you hear the news? The White House officially appointed DJ Patil as…
Voter approval rates as butt plugs

Data Art / butt plugs, government

From a couple of years ago, but still relevant, I think. Matthew Epler…
How to Make Government Data Sites Better

Guides / critique, government

Accessing government data from the source is frustrating. If you’ve done it, or…
Strava Metro aims to help cities improve biking routes

Data Sharing / cycling, government, Strava

Last month, Strava, which allows users to track their bike rides and runs,…
Lawmaking through the House and Senate visualized

Network Visualization / government, lawmaking

Researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for American Politics and Public Policy…
Furloughed employees during shutdown

Statistical Visualization / finance, government, treemap

Dan Delany took a simple look at furloughed employees due to the government…
Government data shutdown

Data Sources / government

When you go to the United States Census site, Data.gov, or similar government-run…
Data.gov revamp

Data Sources / government

After budget cuts a couple of years ago, I assumed Data.gov was all…
Learn about politics in your state with Open States

Apps / government, Sunlight Foundation

It’s not especially straightforward to know or find out what’s going on with…
Redrawn United States of electoral votes

Maps / electoral, government

Neil Freeman reimagined state boundary lines based on population. He started with an…

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