Data Analysis and Presentation
Data Analysis and Presentation
POLS 2312- State and Local
Government
27 Jan 2015
Data Analysis
Has the average median income for Texas increased or decreased from 20102011 to 2012-2013?
The average median income for Texas shows it has increased from 2010-2011 to 20122013.
By what percentage did Texas’ average median income increase or decrease from
2010-2011 to 2012-2013?
According to the information obtained from the Census Bureau, the average Texas median income increased from $50,649 in 2010-2011 to $52,854 in 2012-2013; this reflects a percentage change of 4.4%.
Which state had the greatest change in average median income from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? What was the percentage age of change?
Delaware shows the largest change in median income from $57,802 in 2010-2011 to
$50,951 in 2012-2013; a decrease of 11.9%.
Using the map provided in Blackboard, which region’s average median income had the greatest change from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 and what was that rate of change (for the region with the greatest change)?
The Eastern region of the United States indicated the greatest change among regions in the
U.S. from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. This region showed an income decrease of 0.52%.
Texas Median Average Income from
2010-2011 to 2012-2013
53,500
Median Income
53,000
52,500
52,000
51,500
51,000
50,500
50,000
49,500
2010-2011
2012-2013
1
Change in Average Median by
Region
Median Income
0
0
0
0
0
-1
Western
Central
Eastern
Which Party Gains As Income
Studies show that Republicans are most likely to gain based on
Increases?
improvement in income. As stated by Gelman, “In Texas, the richest counties are solid Republican territory, while voters in the poorest counties strongly vote for Democrats.” He also states “Richer
Americans tend to vote Republican, and poorer Americans tend to vote
Democratic, but the relation between income and vote choice varies by state and region of the country …Republican voting
POLS 2312- State and Local
Government
27 Jan 2015
Data Analysis
Has the average median income for Texas increased or decreased from 20102011 to 2012-2013?
The average median income for Texas shows it has increased from 2010-2011 to 20122013.
By what percentage did Texas’ average median income increase or decrease from
2010-2011 to 2012-2013?
According to the information obtained from the Census Bureau, the average Texas median income increased from $50,649 in 2010-2011 to $52,854 in 2012-2013; this reflects a percentage change of 4.4%.
Which state had the greatest change in average median income from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? What was the percentage age of change?
Delaware shows the largest change in median income from $57,802 in 2010-2011 to
$50,951 in 2012-2013; a decrease of 11.9%.
Using the map provided in Blackboard, which region’s average median income had the greatest change from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 and what was that rate of change (for the region with the greatest change)?
The Eastern region of the United States indicated the greatest change among regions in the
U.S. from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. This region showed an income decrease of 0.52%.
Texas Median Average Income from
2010-2011 to 2012-2013
53,500
Median Income
53,000
52,500
52,000
51,500
51,000
50,500
50,000
49,500
2010-2011
2012-2013
1
Change in Average Median by
Region
Median Income
0
0
0
0
0
-1
Western
Central
Eastern
Which Party Gains As Income
Studies show that Republicans are most likely to gain based on
Increases?
improvement in income. As stated by Gelman, “In Texas, the richest counties are solid Republican territory, while voters in the poorest counties strongly vote for Democrats.” He also states “Richer
Americans tend to vote Republican, and poorer Americans tend to vote
Democratic, but the relation between income and vote choice varies by state and region of the country …Republican voting
References: Gelman, Andrew. (2011). Economic Divisions and Political Polarization in Red and Blue America Pew Research Center. (2015, January 8). The Politics of Financial Insecurity: A Democratic Tilt, Undercut by Low Thompson, Derek. (2012, November 5). Does Your Wage Predict Your Vote? Retrieved from