Table of Contents
Links are arranged thematically by reverse chronological order.
Miscellaneous
Interactive Historical Maps of Milwaukee
Milwaukee County’s Remotest Point
An appreciation of walking to the polls
The Most Common Domesticated Animal in Every County
Gunfire Trends in Milwaukee, 2017-2023
Segregation and Diversity Across American Metros
A map of Wisconsin Land Type Associations
Mapping the Urban-Rural Continuum
Maps of Average Rainfall in Hydrological Basins
Politics
How Many Wisconsinites Lack a Photo ID?
Perceptions of Donald Trump a month into his second term
Get ready for 6 years of Supreme Court races
How Much of the Republican Assembly Victory was Thanks to Incumbency?
What do voters and non-voters really think about Donald Trump? (Dec 2024)
How Donald Trump is Changing the Map in Milwaukee County
Donald Trump won 50 Wisconsin Assembly Seats. So Did Tammy Baldwin.
Voter Turnout Bucked the National Trend in Wisconsin
A closer look at the August partisan primary in the Milwaukee metro
The 2024 Wisconsin Assembly Races are the Most Contested in a Decade
The 2023 Supreme Court Election in the Milwaukee Metro
The balance of power in Wisconsin’s Assembly under alternative maps
Wisconsin Redistricting Plans 2022
Analysis of Milwaukee County’s Spring 2020 Election
Housing
The prohibitive cost of building housing in Milwaukee
The changing cost of buying vs renting
Homes in metro Milwaukee have long been considered affordable. Is that still true?
The Rise and Impact of Corporate Landlords
In the competition for Milwaukee’s neighborhoods, out-of-state landlords remain a concern
It’s an Unsettling Day in the Neighborhoods
Demographics etc.
How zoning reform could reverse population loss in many Milwaukee neighborhoods
How population is changing in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest since the pandemic
Recent birth counts point to rapidly shrinking school enrollment in Milwaukee
Marriage and birth rates, household size, all drop sharply in Milwaukee over 50 years
Milwaukee is shrinking. Nashville and Minneapolis growing. Immigrants help them thrive.
What’s the path for Milwaukee to reverse population loss?
Census shows the Milwaukee area is more diverse, but overall growth remains sluggish
By one key measure, household income, metro Milwaukee is worse off than it was in 1980
Milwaukee lagging its Midwestern peers in a key metric of economic vitality: population growth