Community Care Tucson organizers oppose sales tax increase going before voters. As organizers with the local mutual aid collective Community Care Tucson, we are devoted to ensuring that Tucsonans have basic human needs met, which includes providing the unhoused and...
The MAP Dashboard reports voter turnout rates for each presidential and mid-term election. The voter turnout rate for the state of Arizona during the 2024 presidential election was 57.6% (Figure 1). That was 2.7 percentage points lower than the rate...
The Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard has done it again! The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) selected the MAP Dashboard for the 2021 Research Award for Data Collection, Dissemination, and Visualization. The C2ER program recognizes the contribution of...
The COVID-19 outbreak has had major economic implications both locally and across the nation, but some notable environmental trends have also appeared. Specifically, some cities across the nation and the globe have seen decreases in air pollution. The reduction in...
We know that access to recreational opportunities is important for our well-being, but have you ever wondered how much economic value those opportunities add to the region? Recently released data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that the...
Georgraphy Primer and Census Geography Layers for Tucson & Southern Arizona Do you know all the geographical regions in Southern Arizona? There are many and it is helpful to know specifically what they are. This article explores the geographic layers...
In 2017, the growth rate in national park visits within the Tucson MSA was 16.2 percent, double the previous year’s growth. Tucson ranked second among peer western MSAs behind El Paso. Colorado Springs and Portland posted a decline in the...
The voter turnout rate in the state of Arizona was 49.9 percent for the 2016 presidential election. That was 5.6 percentage points lower than the national rate. Voter turnout in Arizona is relatively low when compared to other western states...
