The visual record of American democracy

The data is the story.

Explore how America votes, identifies, and governs through source-linked charts. Every graph opens into a permanent page with definitions, caveats, CSV, and JSON.

Public opinion45% independent

America's party identity

1988through2025

30permanent chart stories

9named primary publishers

1917–2025historical coverage

CSV + JSONunder every graph

Explore the numbers

Twelve graphs. Twelve ways to understand the electorate.

These are real views of named public and licensed datasets—not decorative estimates. Open any graph for the complete series, source notes, and downloadable rows.

THE COMPLETE VISUAL LIBRARY

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Browse all 30 chart stories, including generational political identity, ideology, congressional margins, and representation by party.

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The visual stories, permanent pages, public API, and research downloads follow the same source and missing-value rules.

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Source attached

Material records name their publisher and verification date.

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Coverage explicit

Every view states its geography, dates, and known limits.

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No implied facts

Unknown values remain unknown instead of becoming false zeroes.

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Stable identifiers

Web pages and API responses share permanent record IDs.

LIVE DATA CONTRACT

104 freshness-tracked datasets

Inspect health, coverage, adapters, downloads, and methodology without guessing what is live.

Public API documentation →Versioned research downloads →Local adapter registry →View system health ↗Coverage report →