Political Typology Project

For this blog post, I will be analyzing the chart above from the American Press Institute, which provides statistics about opinions regarding "the news media" and "the news media you use the most often". In this chart, there are three different demographics from which data is provided, which are: Democrats, Independents and Republicans. One of the major trends in this chart is that Democrats are more likely to have positive opinions regarding "the news media", while Republicans are more likely to have negative opinions. As you can see in the graph, Democrats have the highest percentages, an average of 43.25% among all categories regarding "the news media", while Republicans have the lowest, at an average of 13.25%. Another major trend in this chart is that all demographics think more positively about "the news media you use the most often". The chart shows increased numbers among all demographics regarding "the news m...

A political party is, "an association, committee, or organization which nominates a candidate for election to any Federal office whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such association, committee, or organization"(1). Political parties have been an essential part of U.S. politics, as they help differentiate the diverse political views within our country. The two most prodigious political parties in U.S. politics have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Of the 45 presidents in U.S. history, there have been 19 Republican presidents, and 15 Democratic presidents (2). These are not the only political parties in U.S. politics, however. Currently, there are 6 political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties that hold positions in federal offices. These parties are: the Vermont Progressive party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, Independence Party of New York, and Independent (3). Each politi...