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The Census Bureau released its first numbers from the 2020 decennial census. This first release apportions Congressional seats and associated Electoral College votes based on each state’s population. And, at least at first look, the numbers favor Republican-leaning states in the nation’s south and west.
Read MoreAccording to the Household Pulse survey, 21% of all adult renters are not caught up on last month’s rent payment. And among those who are behind on their rent, 47% say they feel it likely they will be evicted from their house in the next two months.
Read MorePresident-elect Biden has stated that signing the Equality Act into law is a top priority during his first 100 days in office. In this transitional moment between presidential administrations, what does recent opinion survey data say about the state of public support for LGBTQ rights and, most importantly, the lived experience of LGBTQ Americans?
Read MoreGeorgia’s voters handed control of the U.S. Senate to Democrats on Jan. 5 by flipping its two Senate seats in the runoff elections. The runoff election results are historic and bear significant implications for what a Biden administration can achieve. So, who among Georgia’s electorate turned out to vote on Jan. 5 to deliver such significant wins?
Read MoreAs of this morning (12/23/2020), the CDC is reporting that there have been 9,465,725 doses of COVID-19 vaccine distributed with 1,008,025 doses administered to individuals. Assuming that these reports apply to the 50 U.S. states this is equivalent to 1 dose distributed for every 35 Americans, and 1 dose administered for every 326 Americans.
Read MoreBetween a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and a contested election, 2020 has, in many ways, been a dismal year. However, some good things did come out of this year. During this season of thankfulness and gratitude, we at the APM Research Lab thought we would highlight some bright spots of 2020.
Read MoreCOVID-19 mortality rates are higher for nearly every community of color in nearly every state, as thoroughly documented in our Color of Coronavirus project. With the advent of COVID-19 vaccines, the question has become: how likely are different racial and ethnic groups to get vaccinated?
Read MoreAs we previously reported, first-time college enrollment took a big hit this fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. At the time of our last report, the biggest unanswered question was whether BIPOC students, already underrepresented in the halls of higher education, were disproportionately represented among these declines. New data answers that question with a resounding “yes.”
Read MoreHow did the 2020 Presidential political polls do in estimating votes for Biden and Trump? Here's an preliminary analysis of what went wrong and right with polls. Most polls accurately reflected the outcomes, even if the margin between the candidates was over-estimated. Polling in some states was better than in others. The polls generally did a better job estimating support for Biden than Trump.
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