This is the last in the series of County Health Rankings and Trump’s Vote in PA. Accordingly, this post looks at the “Percentage of population identifying as non-Hispanic white. The 2025 Annual Data Release used data from 2023 for this measure.” The question is how does this predict Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania? Altogether the multipleContinue reading “Non-Hispanic White Population Predict Trump’s Vote in PA”
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Some College % and Trump’s Vote in PA
This is the 5th post in my series on County Health Rankings variables and Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania. Previously, I posted on the univariate relationship between some college, median income, and Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania counties. When I entered these and other variables into a multiple regression model, median income fell out of the model.Continue reading “Some College % and Trump’s Vote in PA”
No Kings Rally in Johnstown, PA: A Call for Justice and Humanity
An Allegheny Independent Media Exclusive: Lyrical Capo covered the No Kings rally in Johnstown, PA. The rally was planned at the last minute and more than 100 people attended. They didn’t have a permit to gather in Central Park so they marched around it. WJAC covered the protest in State College. On Saturday, June 14,Continue reading “No Kings Rally in Johnstown, PA: A Call for Justice and Humanity”
Access to Exercise and Trump’s Vote
This is the next post on my series on County Health Rankings and Trump’s PA county vote regression model. After the number of unhealthy days and flu vaccination, I will focus on the percentage with access to exercise and Trump’s vote. Access to exercise is “percentage of population with adequate access to locations for physicalContinue reading “Access to Exercise and Trump’s Vote”
Flu Vaccination and Trump’s Vote in PA
This is a followup to my post on unhealthy days and Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania. There were 7 variables from County Health Rankings. The second variable identified in the model was flu vaccination rates. The relationship between flu vaccination and Trump’s vote in PA are shown in the graph below. In the graph above theContinue reading “Flu Vaccination and Trump’s Vote in PA”
A Closer Look at the Johnstown Primaries
In the election this past Tuesday primary in Pennsylvania there were few surprises as the races were mostly local. Conversely, the exception to this rule is the Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh where Ed Gainey lost to Corey O’Connor. Locally the race for mayor of Johnstown is an interesting race between Democrat Sylvia KingContinue reading “A Closer Look at the Johnstown Primaries”
Unhealthy Days as a Predictor of Trump’s Vote
In my last post I reported on how median income and the % having at least some college in a county predicted support for Donald Trump in that county in Pennsylvania. These were univariate correlations with Trump’s vote. One sociologist I know commented that median income would not be significant if I controlled for moreContinue reading “Unhealthy Days as a Predictor of Trump’s Vote”
100 Days and 2 Opinions
Nancy Coleman has written a post on Donald Trump’s first 100 days. Recently, we passed the 100-day mark of Donald Trump’s second crack at the Presidency. We at Allegheny Independent Media (AIM) wondered what answers we would get locally if we approached a Democrat and a Republican as spokespersons. Thus this post titled 100 daysContinue reading “100 Days and 2 Opinions”
Income and Some College Predict Trump Vote in PA Counties
With the 2024 election now appearing in our rear view window, it is time to look at what factors predicted Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania. County Health Rankings came out with their most recent (and possibly last) rankings for every county in the U.S. I am taking a look at which factors predict Trump’s % ofContinue reading “Income and Some College Predict Trump Vote in PA Counties”
Trump’s Standing in the Polls So Far
It has been 27 days since Trump took office. He has been bolder with executive orders and DOGE than in his first term. For this post I thought would take a closer look at Trump’s standing in the polls so far. Today, the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of Trump’s approval ratings has him atContinue reading “Trump’s Standing in the Polls So Far”