- 2022 Midterm Election Voter Turnout in the Mountain WestCollection: Elections & Governance Author: Ayda Atici, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents voter turnout rates in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah) for the 2022 midterm election. The data are retrieved from the 2023 Brookings Institution report “New Voter Turnout Data from 2022 shows some surprises, including lower…
- Distribution of Federal Expenditures and Receipts in the Mountain West, 2019-2021Collection: Elections & Governance Author: Isabelle G. Graham, Emily Daclan, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on state and federal fiscal relations from 2019 to 2021 in five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The original report from The Rockefeller Institute of Government is published each fiscal…
- Twitter Trends During the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature, 2023Collection: Elections & Governance Author: Annie Vong, Zachary Billot, Mary Blankenship, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines Twitter trends during the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature (2023). Data are comprised of tweets posted on Twitter by users located in Nevada addressing the most discussed topics during the session. Read the…
- Rainy Day Funds in the Mountain West, FY22Collection: Elections & Governance Author: Issac Hernandez-Alcaraz, Maryam Raja, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from “Record State Budget Reserves Buffer Against Mounting Fiscal Threats,” a 2023 Pew Charitable Trusts report on rainy day fund balances of U.S. states. Data includes information on the strength of rainy…
- Bipartisanship of Mountain West Members of Congress, 2013-2022Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Eshaan Vakil, Issac Hernandez-Alcaraz, Katie Lim, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports data on bipartisanship scores from the Bipartisan Index, a data collection produced by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. We present data…
- Automatic Voter Registration and Voter Turnout in Nevada ElectionsPublication Date: June 2022 Author: Dielle T. Telada, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: For the first time in Nevada’s history, voters who are not registered as Democrats or Republicans (i.e., nonpartisans and minor party registrants) constitute a majority of active registered voters. In particular, the rapid growth in nonpartisan registrants corresponds with Nevada’s…
- Ukraine-Russia War: Nevada Twitter and Disinformation TrendsPublication Date: March 2022 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet analyzes responses to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia War posted on Twitter by users located in Nevada and identifies the most circulated narratives and disinformation topics. Read the Publication
- Nevada Campaign Financing: U.S. House of Representatives, 2020Publication Date: October 2021 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: In the 2020 election cycle, Nevada’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation fundraised a combined total of $9,994,636. This fact sheet summarizes the campaign donations and expenditures of these representatives. The data are collected from the Open Secrets website. Read the…
- Nevada Ballot Question 1: Reforming Higher Education Governance, 2020Publication Date: January 2020 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Vanessa Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores voting data of 1,407,761 Nevadans who participated in the 2020 election through in-person early, mail-in, absentee, or election day voting. The Secretary of State publishes the outcomes of each race, and results are broken down by county. Voting…