Caitlin Bourbeau

Rural America and the issues faced by people who live in rural places are at the center of the national conversation. But once you go outside of our major cities, exactly what places are considered rural?

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Health Insurance Coverage For Wisconsinites Hits New High In 2015

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

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Caitlin Bourbeau

UW Applied Population Lab

Monday, December 12, 2016 - 2:50pm

The share of Americans covered by health insurance reached a never-before-seen high in 2015, both nationally and in Wisconsin, which retained its ongoing position as one of the best-covered states in the nation.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

How And Where Trump Won Wisconsin in 2016

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

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Caitlin Bourbeau

UW Applied Population Lab

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 3:00pm

Donald Trump's presidential victory in Wisconsin, the first time a Republican candidate has won the state's electoral votes since 1984, was the result of a complex shift in voting patterns in counties both large and small.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

The Political Geography Of Wisconsin: Partisanship And Population Density

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

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Caitlin Bourbeau

UW Applied Population Lab

Monday, November 7, 2016 - 7:05pm

Wisconsin has been a battleground state in presidential elections for decades, but over time, the political landscape has shifted. Voting patterns are increasingly becoming defined by geography, with population density serving as a marker of partisan preference.