Reflective Democracy Campaign

Investigates and disrupts the demographics of power in the United States

Datasets

In partnership with our friends at the Center for Technology and Civic Life, we have released the following reports and data.

Abortion Bans and Minority Rule

  • RDC Analysis – Abortion Access and Minority Rule zip, 25.68 KB
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System Failure: What the 2020 Primary Elections revealed about our democracy

  • System Failure: 2020 Primary Elections Report – Data Analysis zip, 2.75 MB
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#advanceAAPIpower: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Political Leadership

These data sheets reflect the analysis presented in #advanceAAPIpower, the Reflective Democracy Campaign’s report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Elected Leadership. The analysis is based on a snapshot of elected officials from May of 2020.

  • RDC AAPI Leadership Report – Data & Analysis – May 2021 zip, 6.53 MB
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Mapping Black Representation During A Turbulent Era

  • Mapping Black Representation Data and Summary Tabs zip, 6.54 MB
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Who Ran On November 3rd? US Senate, House, and State Legislature Candidates by Race and Gender

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 1,100 Congressional candidates and over 10,000 state legislature candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot.

  • Who Ran on Nov 3rd? Congressional and State Legislature Electoral Landscape 2020 zip, 1.94 MB
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Confronting the Demographics of Power: America’s Cities

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked 1,180 elected city officials including mayors, city council members, city attorneys, clerks, comptrollers, coroners, public defenders, surveyors, and treasurers.

Confronting the Demographics of Power: America’s Sheriffs

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked 3,036 elected sheriffs in the 46 states where they operate.

Tipping the Scales: Challengers Take on the Old Boys Club of Elected Prosecutors

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 2,800 elected state and county-level prosecutors (known in some localities as Assistant District Attorneys) and over 1,300 candidates for prosecutor across the nation.

The Electability Myth: The Shifting Demographics of Political Power in America

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 32,200 federal, state, and local candidates on the November 8, 2018 ballot, and nearly 46,000 federal, state, and local elected officials as of 2019.

A Rising Tide? The Changing Demographics on Our Ballots

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 44,000 Congressional, state legislative, and gubernatorial candidates from 2012 to 2018.

Reflective Democracy Research Findings 2016-2017

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 30,000 federal, state, and local candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot, and 54,000 elected officials as of June, 2017.

  • Reflective Democracy Research Full Data Sets and Reports 2016-2017 zip, 2.49 MB
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Who Runs (In) America

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 60,000 candidates for federal, state, and county office on the 2012 and 2014 general election ballots.

Justice For All: Who Prosecutes in America?

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 2,400 elected state and county-level prosecutors (known in some localities as Assistant District Attorneys) across 46 states in the summer of 2014.

Who Leads Us? 2014 Findings

Reviewing voter files and other publicly accessible data, we tracked over 40,000 federal, state, and local officials in 2014. Download includes a 2015 post-election update.