Sources & Statistics
For every statistic mentioned there is a source. Here are all of them.
Are these stats cherry-picked? Feel free to contact us with additional reputable sources.
NOTES:
- Each source has a reference#, link, and screenshot
- The reference numbers are in no particular order although they're listed here by topic.
- If you click on one pic it should turn into a gallery where you can zoom and also scroll through all of the screenshots on this page.
Categories of Statistics Referenced:
Close Race
Voters and Voter Turnout
How great IS America?
Issues at a Glance
National Debt Interest
A section on hateful examples was intentionally left out. Every day in the news are enough examples of people being awful to each other. This is not to say that America should be weak. On that subject Teddy Roosevelt said it best: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Can you believe how close
the 2024 Presidential race is?
Neither of these two groups are perfect but only one seems to delight in hating everyone "else," oh and also tried to overthrow the US government.
This is what started idea to try to make it a landslide.
This is just one little website, one little idea,
VOTE AGAINST HATE.
(R#1)
Race is close: 48%-46%
(R#2)
Even Fox says it's within 3pts
SOURCE:
https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-harris-ahead-trump-3-points-georgia
Voters and
Voter Turnout
We could do this. We have the numbers.
What we need is participation.
(R#3)
48.5% of potential voters are Gen-Z or Millennial
SOURCE:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454195/gen-z-millennial-voters-us/
(R#4)
41m Gen-Z are eligible to vote
SOURCE:
https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/41-million-members-gen-z-will-be-eligible-vote-2024
(R#5)
All voter turnout in 2020 was 66%
SOURCE: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/
(R#6)
Under-30 turnout in 2020 was 50%
SOURCE:
https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/half-youth-voted-2020-11-point-increase-2016
(R#7)
Under-30 turnout in 2022 was 23%
How Great is America?
Oh boy are there a lot of perspectives on this.
(R#8)
The USA ranks #22 in Quality of Life
SOURCE:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/quality-of-life
(R#9)
The USA ranks #20 on the (HDI) Human Development Index
SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index
(R#10)
The USA is the leader in global GDP
SOURCE:
https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/
(R#11)
The USA is the leader in military strength
SOURCE:
https://science.howstuffworks.com/strongest-military-in-the-world.htm
(R#12)
The USA does NOT have the largest military
SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel
(R#13)
The USA is ranked #3 of "best countries" in the world
Issues
(R#14)
Medical debt relates to 66.5% of bankruptcies per year
SOURCE:
https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/debt/can-medical-bankruptcy-help-with-medical-bills/
(R#15)
Medicare for all would cost less than the current system
SOURCE:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8572548/
(R#16)
Almost 1.9 million bridges in the US need replacement or repair (1 in 3 bridges)
SOURCE:
https://artbabridgereport.org/
(R#17)
There are over 650,000 homeless in America
SOURCE:
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-homeless-people-are-in-the-us-what-does-the-data-miss/
(R#18)
13,829 hate crimes were reported in 2023
SOURCE:
https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statistics
(R#19)
In the last decade, states have paid out $3.2 billion for police misconduct
(R#20)
47% of US workers earn below $75k/yr
SOURCE: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203183/percentage-distribution-of-household-income-in-the-us/
(R#21)
31% of US workers earn below $50k/yr
SOURCE:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/203183/percentage-distribution-of-household-income-in-the-us/
(R#22)
The federal minimum wage hasn't gone up in 17 years
SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
(R#23)
Only 34 states have mandated higher minimum wages
SOURCE:
https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
(R#24)
The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world
(R#25)
Every state is higher than most nations
(R#26)
(for scale)
(R#27)
(for scale)
Money wasted:
Our national debt was $38(T) in 2023
Let's talk about the national debt.
No wonder we can't fix our bridges
or help our poorest citizens.
(R#28)
In 2023 we paid $660 *billion* in INTEREST on the national debt
SOURCE:
https://www.crfb.org/blogs/2023-interest-costs-reach-659-billion
(R#29)
These interest payments take up a ridiculous part of the budget
SOURCE:
https://www.crfb.org/blogs/2023-interest-costs-reach-659-billion
(R#30)
To be fair: It's not the biggest part but DAMN
(R#31)
Less than 1/10th of that INTEREST could fund the entire LA County Homeless Initiative (2023)
(R#32)
The problem is expected to grow
SOURCE:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/216998/forecast-of-the-federal-debt-of-the-united-states/
