Comments on: Which States are most Tuned-in to Next Year’s Election?

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By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:46:41 +0000

This is really interesting data. I’ve got to say, I find the extraordinarily low amount of political awareness in this country extremely disturbing. 3.6% should be embarrassing, not the prize-winner.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:43:07 +0000

Fascinating. Thanks for posting this kind of information. I’ve linked to it from two different places.

By: Digital Dog

Digital Dog — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:57:27 +0000

Be it politics or fantasy football, it seems that Wyoming always comes last? Do people there use the internet? Do large corporations based on the East and West coast bother building broadband infrastructure there? Is there anything that people from Wyoming do on the internet more than other people?

By: David galiel

David galiel — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:27:36 +0000

Rationally, the #1 observation should be that, at least at this point, only a tiny minority of people online (which is a subset of the people in general) bother to check out even the top political blogs and campaign websites.

Those of us committed to reinvigorating grassroots participation in the political process using online tools and technologies should start with being honest with ourselves and not get caught up in our own hype.

By: Matt Pace

Matt Pace — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:53:58 +0000

Eric and Steve-

I appreciate the feedback. On the point of internet access. It might not have been clear, but for this analysis the basis of comparison was indeed the ONLINE populations of each state. The actual percentage of households online in each state, in the case, while interesting, does not affect the results as the math was simply, for example:

The number of people ONLINE in Nevada visiting a political site divided by the total number of people ONLINE in Nevada.

For more information on our data normalization methodology, read here:

http://blog.compete.com/where-do-these-numbers-come-from/

Matt

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:17:31 +0000

That is true. Internet access would mean a lot when comparing the data.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:21:35 +0000

It make be more relevant if you re-analyze your numbers and take the following into account:

1. The percentage of people in the state with Internet Access
2. Percentage of population over 18
3. Your (Compete’s) estimated analysis sample in a state (e.g. In North Dakota, you may not be sampling the same pct as you do in other parts of the country)

I would be interested in the result