Archive for December 2010
Iowa’s Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years
Iowa has been eclipsed in population by 15 states since its #15 ranking after the 1910 Census (and passed none)
Read MoreMinnesota’s Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years
The Gopher State has ranked as high as #17 and as low as #21 for population in the U.S. since the 1910 Census
Read MoreSouth Dakota Edges Minnesota for Largest Population Growth Rate in Midwest
South Dakota ends a string of three consecutive decades in which Minnesota led the 12-state region in rate of growth
Read MoreReapportionment Election Cycles See Highest Turnover in Partisan Control of Presidency
Political parties have lost control of the White House in years ending in ‘2’ at more than twice the rate than all other election cycles since the 1850s
Read MoreCould Russ Feingold Win Herb Kohl’s U.S. Senate Seat in 2012?
Nineteen U.S. Senators have served both U.S. Senate seats from their state over the past 100 years including ten who (like Feingold) were previously voted out of office
Read MoreU.S.-Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Differential at Largest Mark in 17 Years
Not since 1993 has Wisconsin’s jobless rate been 2.2 points lower than that of the nation overall
Read MoreSouth Dakota Continues Record Unemployment Streak, Despite Uptick to 4.5 Percent
The Mount Rushmore State has now gone more than 27 years without eclipsing the 5 percent jobless mark – best in the nation
Read MoreMinneapolis Projected to End 2010 with 2nd Lowest Number of Homicides in 25 Years
Despite media cries of a murder rampage in January, the number of homicides in Minneapolis is on pace to tie its second lowest tally since 1986
Read MoreMichael Steele Seeks to Buck RNC History with Appeal for Second Term
Over 75 percent of RNC Chairmen throughout history have served less than two full terms; 60 percent have served two years or less
Read MoreWaiting in the Wings: A Historical Survey of Living Ex-Presidents
Barack Obama is the first Democrat since James Buchanan with two living Democratic ex-presidents to advise him
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