@jeffhargarten
journalist. artsy. adventurer.
A Minneapolis-based journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.

 

A pivotal 2020 election
With Peterson's defeat, a longtime DFL stronghold shifts into GOP hands
Absentee balloting helped drive Minnesota's highest voter turnout in six decades
Minnesotans gave record amounts to campaigns during a chaotic year
For Black Minnesota voters, equality is on the ballot
Once regional, early voting has swept across Minnesota
2020 Election: Tracking Minnesota's early vote
• Native American voters across Minnesota turned out to oust Trump
• Minnesota GOP claims election 'abnormalities' without evidence
• A look back at Collin Peterson's decades-long political career
• Biden recaptures lost ground as many Minnesota counties move left
• More than 1.1 million Minnesotans have voted early ahead of Nov. 3 election
• Minnesota's primary had few late or rejected mail ballots
• Across state and on both sides, Minnesotans overwhelmingly are voting absentee
• What would it take for Trump to win Minnesota over Biden?
• 2020 Minnesota Election Guide
• Minnesota voter turnout triples as majority cast absentee ballots
• Republican Lacy Johnson makes $1 million bet to challenge Ilhan Omar
• How Minnesota voted in the 2020 presidential primary, neighborhood by neighborhood
• Three metrics that suggest who Minnesotans might vote for besides Klobuchar
• Bernie Sanders gets the most cash from Minnesota small-dollar donors
• With the country's eyes on Iowa, Minnesotans have been voting for weeks
• Klobuchar among candidates whose bank accounts are low headed into February races
• How Klobuchar's surge affected the New Hampshire primary
• How Amy Klobuchar performed at the Iowa caucuses
• Minnesotans Googled these Democratic candidates the most throughout 2019
Aftermath of George Floyd's death
How Minneapolis policing changed during a historic summer of turmoil
Following historic unrest, data show a quieter Minneapolis
Stark racial disparities remain as police use-of-force rate rises
Businesses damaged in Minneapolis, St. Paul after riots
• Every police-involved death in Minnesota since 2000
• U.S. attorney, other Minn. law enforcement officials assess work of task force now winding down
• Minneapolis police to reduce allowable use of force under new policy
• Black drivers make up majority of Minneapolis police searches during routine traffic stops
• Minneapolis police face staffing challenges as violence rises
• Gun violence soars amid crises of health, public trust, officer reluctance
• From building up to boarded up, St. Paul's University Ave. neighborhoods hope to come back stronger
• After George Floyd's death, Minneapolis police chief is caught in force's racial legacy
• Minneapolis' Third Precinct served as 'playground' for renegade cops
• Tentative agreement would ban chokeholds, neck restraints by Minneapolis police
Minnesota life in a global pandemic
A look at Minnesota's digital divide during a pandemic
Summer might be canceled, but Minnesotans are distancing less
Three charts tracking how Minnesotans are socially distancing
• Taxes and fees for roadwork expected to plunge as Minnesotans drive less
• Coronavirus pandemic creates an instant recession
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