Americans are less divided on "the issues" than you might think, but when it comes to "culture" ... that's another story. New work from the American Communities Project
American Communities Project
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The American Communities Project studies local level cultural, socioeconomic and political changes across America.
About us
A combined social science/journalism effort based at The George Washington University’s School of Media & Public Affairs, the ACP uses a vast array of data – from election results and economic numbers to consumer surveys and polling – to break communities into different types for analysis. The primary point: Even in the age of the Web, people in different places experience the world very differently. Working with academics, the ACP used a wide range of different factors – everything from income to race and ethnicity to education to religious affiliation – and a clustering technique to identify 15 types of counties, everything from Big Cities to Aging Farmlands. It has mapped those types to show where the country’s political, socio-economic and cultural fissures are. The result is an unprecedented growing attempt to understand the subtleties and complexities of the United States as the country reimagines its future and its place in the world. The Project correlates economic and demographic data to election results and consumer data to see what is moving those different communities and to see who is struggling and who is thriving in the 21st Century United States.
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http://americancomunitities.org
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- Journalism, Social science, Data visualization, and Data reporting
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Updates
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On of the American Community Project's biggest findings in its work: Americans agree more about policy concerns than you might think; the fights are about culture. https://lnkd.in/e6uVcYr9 #policy #culture #voters #2024election #communities #americans #abortion #immigration #inequality #taxes #guns #genderidentity #familyvalues
Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues, including topics like abortion, immigration and wealth inequality
theconversation.com
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American Communities Project Director Dante Chinni on the politics in Michigan for The Conversation: "Between now and Election Day, journalists are going to spend a lot of time talking about Michigan as one of a group of “crucial battleground states” in the 2024 campaign. There will be stories about the state’s blue-collar roots and the importance of the vote from working-class white people, African Americans, Arab Americans, college students and rural communities. "All of those stories will be true, to some extent, because in the past few elections Michigan has become a state where the little things – low turnout with this voter group, extra enthusiasm with that one – matter a lot." https://lnkd.in/eCf7aHcP #michigan #presidentialcampaign #election2024 #communities
Biden and Trump will fight for Michigan’s votes county by county in a state where little things matter a lot
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A look at what GOVERNMENT means to Americans in different communities: https://lnkd.in/enajrfvM
Listening to the Nation - GOVERNMENT
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During this consequential week, a look at what democracy means to Americans across the country: https://lnkd.in/eyRRRnZx
Listening to the Nation - DEMOCRACY
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WATCH 🤳 'Listening to the Nation', a new video series Comscore is hosting on our website from our partners at the American Communities Project. The series explores how people from different backgrounds and places understand terms like Diversity, Culture, Community, Inequality and Personal Responsibility. As Pride Month 🌈 comes to a close, visit comscore.com/DEIBA at any time, to hear their perspectives and stories. #pridemonth #pride2024 #pridemonth24 #mediameasurement #comscore
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With the 2024 general election heating up, a closer look at the issues and resident perspectives in Michigan, a key battleground state. This is part of our partnership with Michigan State University and the Detroit Free Press to cover the election with journalism students: https://lnkd.in/eSCJzEAv #michigan #urban #rural #suburban #communities #voters #electoralbattleground #swingstate
For 2024 Campaign, MSU Students Report on Perspectives and Issues in Diverse Michigan Counties
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Recent grant-funded imaging and analysis by scientists working with NASA focused environmental earth observation data on areas also struggling economically, including Fort Belknap, Montana. The hope was to explore the connection between environmental issues and the larger challenges facing communities of color. https://lnkd.in/epCz893M
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American Communities Project reposted this
If you’re interested in the college vote in 2024 you need to read this story and watch the accompanying videos from East Lansing Mich, home of Michigan State University They are the work of MSU Journalism master’s student Viet Anh Phan. A fascinating look at how young people get their news.
Where Young Voters Get Their News First — and What They Do Next
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Understanding a key state in the 2024 election
Biden and Trump will fight for Michigan’s votes county by county in a state where little things matter a lot
theconversation.com