The United States leads the world in providing open access to government data. However, the neutrality and availability of crucial data required for informed decision-making, dissemination of public funds, public services, and research, is at risk.
In our recent webinar, Safeguarding Federal Data for Democracy, experts from across the country gathered to discuss the urgent need to preserve public data, the threats facing federal data infrastructure, and we data users can respond.
Read MoreConnecticut’s Secretary of the State has published results for the 2024 presidential election on their data portal. In this analysis, we explore changes in voter turnout and shifts in voting patterns using data from 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Read MoreEach year, nonprofits and volunteer groups across the state of Connecticut engage in “get out the vote” efforts, which include encouraging eligible citizens to register to vote and encouraging registered voters to vote. However, these groups often have limited resources for “GOTV” activities, and when looking at a city such as Hartford, knowing where it might be most helpful to focus those limited resources can be a challenge. In Hartford, the Hartford Votes-Hartford Votas Coalition members hoped to address that challenge. Through a participatory engagement design, CTData partnered with the Hartford Votes Coalition to identify the data that would be most helpful for these groups and to produce a data story and dashboard that these groups could use in their GOTV efforts, engaging the GOTV groups throughout.
Read MoreThe 2020 presidential election was unlike any in recent history. With political tensions, appalling injustice, and a global pandemic, people and organizations across the state navigated many challenges to promote a fair and accessible election. To learn more about the general election, absentee voting, and party affiliation, CTData analyzed election data from Connecticut’s Secretary of the State.
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