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Data stories

Questions that one dataset cannot answer

These investigations combine administrative records with community structure. Each publishes its eligibility rule, denominator and limitations next to the result.

01The twin-county gapDemographically similar counties whose reported election systems diverge.02Car-free households and polling densityWhere vehicle access and reported physical voting infrastructure pull apart.03The mail-ballot friction fileRejection rates, volume thresholds and the reasons jurisdictions report.04Turnout and polling infrastructureA descriptive test of whether polling-place density moves with reported turnout.