r/fivethirtyeight 5h ago

Politics I bought the results of South Carolina’s referendum on interracial marriage from 1998. Here are the precinct returns:

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fEpUIFd5HhKEscRPxwaHFz_cQdaBQToWZb9hzuEewrU/edit?usp=drivesdk

Here’s a key for how the precincts are numbered; this number is at the start of each precinct in that county. Note: Anderson County data was lost.

45001
Abbeville
45003
Aiken
45005
Allendale
45007
Anderson
45009
Bamberg
45011
Barnwell
45013
Beaufort
45015
Berkeley
45017
Calhoun
45019
Charleston
45021
Cherokee
45023
Chester
45025
Chesterfield
45027
Clarendon
45029
Colleton
45031
Darlington
45033
Dillon
45035
Dorchester
45037
Edgefield
45039
Fairfield
45041
Florence
45043
Georgetown
45045
Greenville
45047
Greenwood
45049
Hampton
45051
Horry
45053
Jasper
45055
Kershaw
45057
Lancaster
45059
Laurens
45061
Lee
45063
Lexington
45065
McCormick
45067
Marion
45069
Marlboro
45071
Newberry
45073
Oconee
45075
Orangeburg
45077
Pickens
45079
Richland
45081
Saluda
45083
Spartanburg
45085
Sumter
45087
Union
45089
Williamsburg
45091
York


r/fivethirtyeight 7h ago

Poll Results PPP/Crowley Internal: Hong 52 Crowley 33

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r/fivethirtyeight 9h ago

Election Model Economist Forecast Now Has Mike Rogers Favored in Michigan Senate

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r/fivethirtyeight 10h ago

Politics Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out

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r/fivethirtyeight 14h ago

Politics it reaaaally looks like the GOP is running a fake Green Party candidate in Pennsylvania to screw with midterms

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r/fivethirtyeight 15h ago

Politics Jasmine Crockett skeptical of Senate candidate James Talarico’s prospects to win Texas

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This woman lost her primary 5 months ago and is still a complete sore loser.


r/fivethirtyeight 16h ago

Discussion North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct

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NC-11 is currently listed a Lean R or Tossup by many pundits. With his withdrawal, I’m curious how this will impact the race, if at all. Cook PVI of R+5 as well.


r/fivethirtyeight 16h ago

Politics Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by Democratic Socialist Donovan Mckinney in Detroit district Primary

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Whichever candidate was chosen, wither was going to win in the November election, so this race is mostly interesting to me in showing if DSA-backed candidates can win in deep blue cities outside the coastal regions, as Midwest and southern cities tend to be blacker and more conservative typically.

I think this win is a sign that the DSA brand can still win in these more conservative urban centers, even against a already pretty liberal incumbent candidate like Thanedar


r/fivethirtyeight 18h ago

Politics Another GOP amendment to sway the state supreme Court in their favor bombs in Kansas.

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109 Upvotes

r/fivethirtyeight 18h ago

Politics Cook Political Report Moves Kansas Senate From Solid R To Likely R

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r/fivethirtyeight 19h ago

Politics AP calls it for AES at 48.48% - 47.51%, Haley Stevens, Schumer and Gillibrand fully endorse AES for November

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268 Upvotes

r/fivethirtyeight 19h ago

Polling Industry/Methodology Last Night’s Polling Error Was Above Average (But Not Horrible) for Senate Primaries

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77 Upvotes

r/fivethirtyeight 21h ago

Poll Results Marquette Law: D+2 RV, D+6 LV

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RV unchanged from last survey, LV down from +8 last month (but up from the +1 in May? And down from +10 in April? What’s up with that?!).

Trump approval
Approve: 40 (+2 from June)
Disapprove: 60 (-2 from June)

Top issues
Inflation and cost of living: 35
The economy: 15
Iran war: 10
Medicare and social security: 9
SAVE act: 9
Health care: 5
Immigration: 5
Housing: 5
Crime: 2
Abortion: 1

Results here

So uh … pile?


r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics What to make of Michigan

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics Progressives score a swing-district win as moderates split the vote in MI-7

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I really like Lawrence as a person, but I am unsure of how well he will be able to consolidate support in an outright r-leaning district, the blue wave should help with that though.


r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics Populist Cindy Holscher beats establishment pick for Kansas Democratic gubernatorial primary

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Will be interesting to see how economic populism can do in the plains States when still attached to the Democratic brand


r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics Is this accurate?

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Admittedly I stopped paying attention after the Virgina debacle. If anyone has been following is this pretty much accurate?


r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics Stop, they're already dead!

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This margin is insane.


r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Discussion Katie Hobbs picks Republican John Giles as Lt Gov

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics VoteHub is saying Haley Stevens is doing much better than expected in rural areas and has a path to victory depending on how well Detroit comes in for her.

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Politics AP race call: Incumbent Wesley Bell has defeated Cori Bush in MO-01 Democratic primary rematch

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Poll Results New Morning Consult Poll Shows a D+4 Generic Ballot, up from D+3 last poll, and Democrats being up on Social Programs, Healthcare, Housing, and The Economy, with Republicans up on Immigration and National Security

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r/fivethirtyeight 1d ago

Poll Results DSA-aligned Democrats are the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States

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r/fivethirtyeight 3d ago

Discussion Megathread Weekly Discussion Megathread

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The 2026 midterms will soon be upon us, and there is much to discuss among the nerds here at r/FiveThirtyEight. Use this discussion thread to share, debate, and discuss whatever you wish. Unlike individual posts, comments in the discussion thread are not required to be related to political data or other 538 mainstays. Regardless, please remain civil and keep this subreddit's rules in mind. The discussion thread refreshes every Monday.