Presidential Tracker

February 21th , 2012                                                                            
                                                                                                          Where is the President travelling today?
                                                                                                                                   Not travelling


Since 2009, FairVote has been tracking the movements of the President using data from the Washington Post's ‘POTUS Tracker' in order to examine the effect of battleground status on presidential attention. Fairvote's analysis of Presidential visits and events shows a significant emphasis on the declared 'battleground states' for the 2012 election and, for now, a heightened attention to states that traditionally have high donation rates.

Below, you can find blogs about the President's recent travels, as well as relevant news articles.  Check out the map at the bottom of the page for the most up to date information. It contains information on the number and type of events held in each state. If you are interested in examining the compiled data in spreadsheet form, which is uploaded periodically each month. The latest downloadable version is from December 13, 2011.

President Obama's Ten Most Visited States:

Ranking State

Number of

Total Events

Margin

of Victory (%)

% of National

Donations in 2008
1 New York 53 25.5% 10.52%
2 California 44 23.6 17.8
3 Virginia 35 6.3 5.27
4 Maryland 29 25.2 3.37
5 Florida 29 2.5 4.91
6 Illinois 28 24.9 5.98
7 Ohio 26 4.0 1.88
8 Pennsylvania
 25 10.4 2.81
9 Texas 15 11.7 5.44
10 Hawaii 15 45.2 0.59


 

Latest Blog Posts on Presidential Travels

  • Presidential Tracker: New Evidence of our Shrinking Battleground

    January 30, 2012

    President Obama's travel patterns over the past  months have been leaning toward battleground and fundraising states. How does the whole of 2011 shape up? We summarize the past year and look at what is to come as the 2012 presidential election year comes into full swing. 

  • Presidential Tracker: Looking at the Structure

    December 1, 2011

    Tracking the president's events and visits doesn't produce surprises considering the electoral system under which he operates, but it does provide insight into the inadequacies of our current structure -- affirming that the rules have a direct correlation on the outcomes.

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