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Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them

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Collage of photos including man in NYC Census 2020 shirt, chairs in the House chamber, and a "critical error" message

Democracy Is Asking Too Much of Its Data

The latest US Census—used to decide representation in Congress—is flawed. One surprising solution? Enlarge the House of Representatives.

by Dan Bouk via Wired on June 28, 2022

Census grid from 1950

Examining 1950 Census Records Reveals Traces of the Datafied State

What the traces left behind in “antique” US census records can tell us about the life of data and its official uses.

by Dan Bouk via Data & Society on May 4, 2022

Excerpt from 1950 Census form

The 1950 Census, a Treasure Trove of Data, Was the Last of its Kind

Unveiling the 1950 Census reveals the value of these types of records.

by Dan Bouk via Made By History on April 1, 2022

"House Arrest" report cover

House Arrest

How an automated algorithm constrained Congress for a century.

by Dan Bouk via Data & Society on April 14, 2021

Standing on the Crater of a Volcano

In 1920, James Weldon Johnson went to Washington, armed with census data, to fight rampant voter suppression across the American South.

by Dan Bouk via Census Stories, USA on July 27, 2020

The Partners of Greenwich Village

Did the census recognize gay couples in 1940?

by Dan Bouk via Census Stories, USA on July 3, 2018

Mural painting of people on a subway.

The Muralist and Enumerator

How a census taker and an artist were participants to the grand project of displaying and explaining America to itself.

by Dan Bouk via Census Stories, USA on June 2, 2018

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