s0phistry.bsky.social
@s0phistry
Poli Sci guy, 25. I post a lot about Minnesota, maps, history, and politics.💖💜💙
Comrades, the people have but one demand: that sufficient housing stock for a population of 600,000 be constructed in our great port city of Duluth. The people shall be heard!


2024 Presidential Election by Congressional District in Minnesota. Democrats have a good shot of flipping the 8th but it will be a challenge to hold on to the 3rd district.

Grover Cleveland-George McGovern voter in West Virginia
There was a 108 year old Coolidge-Nader voter in Maryland in 2008! web.archive.org/web/2008110802…
1790 U.S. Census: Mapped by Town/Ward [1] Population Density by Town (below) [2] Percent Enslaved by Town/Ward [3] Percent Non-White Free Persons by Town/Ward [4] Free White Male:Female Ratio by Town/Ward
We are so back
MELVIN CARTER VS HER?: State Rep. Kaohly Her has been making the rounds, asking lawmakers and others: Would you endorse my campaign for mayor, or at least remain neutral? Filings open Tuesday. Election Nov. 4. twincities.com/2025/07/25/is-…
Does anyone have a sample csv file on how Dave's Redistricting takes election data imports?
Colorado if Dems had the courage (the 7th is bluer downballot)

I'm a hardcore resident of Saint Paul, this is what I think Uptown is, entirely vibes based.

I just learned that 60% of the KMT’s seats in Taiwan are getting recalled How is no one talking about this
2024 California's 47th congressional district election by precinct! In 2024, State Senator Min ran for Congress and was finally triumphant in the primary, beating Weiss and facing former State Assemblyman Baugh. Despite much dooming from ball DISknowers, he'd win by a fair amount
Two years ago this week, Barbie and Oppenheimer came out on the same day. Despite Barbie earning $500 million more, Oppenheimer did well enough to narrowly win the election.
fine fine one map. i was kinda wondering if brad would have won if this was approval voting. answer is no, but it's close! i think the color scheme is clear from the map itself.
Missouri Republicans would really own the libs by passing a map like this. Look at how well some of their row offices would do with this.

Let’s confuse Non Midwesterners: Corn Sweat
Maryland House Majority Leader:
I'm introducing legislation to redraw Maryland congressional districts if any other state cheats & draws new maps outside of the census period. Seems Trump has convinced Texas, Missouri & others, and FWIW TX did it years ago & got away with it because nobody responded. #mdga26
If there's one thing Democrats & Republicans can agree on, it's that headlights are too damn bright. Brightness doubled in the last decade, yet our standards are from before I was born. My amendment passed to find solutions, since it's not a binary choice between the light of…