Our Civic Data

Our Civic Data is a newsletter that makes American government data legible through original data analysis of public records. Each issue translates dense civic information into clear, jargon-free insights about elections, voting behavior, ideology, and the economic forces shaping daily life.

Established in 2026, the publication was born out of a concern over declining political efficacy. With 71% of American voters feeling powerless to influence politics, founder set out to re-engage citizens by illuminating how government actually works and where their voice can still matter. The result is a publication that treats readers as participants in democracy, not spectators.

Coverage spans the United States and the United Kingdom, with recurring deep dives into topics like city budget allocations, Congressional turnover, attitudes toward labor unions, and the shifting ideology of generational cohorts such as millennials. Recent featured analysis showed that education dominates city budgets at nearly 4x the rate of any other program, with sharp variation by demographics and state political control.

Subscribers can expect at least one new post per month, with the cadence eventually moving to biweekly. Every issue is grounded in public data, written without spin, and free to read. Members also gain access to the full archive of past analyses and join a community of readers who want to understand their government rather than just react to it.