Caitlin McKown/UW Applied Population Laboratory

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

WisContext collaborates with researchers at the University of Wisconsin Applied Population Lab to explain demographic patterns and change around the state. These reports explore how Wisconsin's population shifts over time, and how the places people live, work and go to school can influence the health, economy, education and politics of Wisconsin. Data about a variety of population measures are presented in maps, charts and interactive visualizations to illustrate these trends. Demographic change guides the outlook of both individual communities and the state as a whole, influencing the news as it unfolds day-by-day and history as it takes shape over decades.
 
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Health Insurance Coverage In Wisconsin Plateaued In 2017

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
Despite a lot of noise, there was little movement on health insurance policy across the United States in 2017. As a result, there was likewise little movement in terms of insurance coverage rates, including in Wisconsin.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin
Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Comparing Wisconsinites' Health In 2018, County By County

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
Health is strongly influenced by where people live.
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Shifts In Student Numbers Help Drive School Referendums Across Wisconsin

Sarah Kemp
UW Applied Population Lab
School referendums around Wisconsin have been steadily increasing in the 2010s, particularly years when a general election is held.
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Wisconsin's Rural Schools Are Getting Squeezed By Student Loss

Sarah Kemp
UW Applied Population Lab
In Wisconsin, a desire for quality education and the costs of making such an investment has led to a funding system that can vary significantly by where a school is located.
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

How Births, Deaths And Moving Shaped Wisconsin's Post-Recession Population

David Egan-Robertson
UW Applied Population Lab
The Great Recession disrupted not only economic and employment patterns, but demographic trends as well.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

What's Next For The Math At The Heart Of Wisconsin's Redistricting Lawsuit

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
When the Supreme Court of the United States returned a closely-followed case on redistricting in Wisconsin to a lower court, the majority's decision suggested that they did not completely accept a specific metric of gerrymandering known as the efficiency gap.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Noon Wednesday: Partisan Gerrymandering

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin is at the center of Gill v. Whitford , a lawsuit related to legislative redistricting heard by United States Supreme Court in October 2017. Malia Jones of the University of Wisconsin Applied Population Laboratory discusses how partisan gerrymandering works.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Packing, Cracking And The Art Of Gerrymandering Around Milwaukee

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
At a glance, Wisconsin's legislative district maps in place since 2011 do not reveal districts with the bizarre shapes and outlines that are classic markers of gerrymandering schemes. But a closer examination of the state's Assembly districts reveals a more sophisticated approach to this electoral stratagem.
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Is Wisconsin At Risk Of Losing Its 8th Congressional Seat After 2020?

David Egan-Robertson
UW Applied Population Lab
Wisconsin has eight seats out of 435 total in the U.S. House of Representatives, at least until population fluctuations within the state and around the nation entitle it to a different level of representation.
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

When Place Of Birth Is At Sea

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
While place of birth is straightforward for most people, for a few the waters are uncertain.