Research


Scope and Content Note

Much of this material in this series is undated and not arranged in a recognizable order. The largest single grouping of material are "Multivariate Application of Population Statistics" (MAPS) prepared by Pick, likely for the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force. MAPS data is arranged in binders by municipality, including all cities and major media markets. Information for municipalities includes ethnic composition (including percentage of population with ancestry that is Hispanic, Asian, Irish, German, etc.), voting trends, and media behavior. The ethnic data is primarily presented in map form, while other data is presented in statistical tables. Although binders do not indicate the source of the demographic data that has been repurposed, it is almost certainly drawn from the federal census. The MAPS analyses likely contributed to Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force reports and were provided as background to task force members about demographic changes in New York.

This series also includes material generated by the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment pertaining to the 1992 legislative redistricting in New York. These records include public hearing transcripts, correspondence among legislators and with the public, legislative proposals, fact sheets, schedules, history of previous redistricting efforts, lawsuits based on perceived gerrymandering, and other records.

Also included are reports generated by the Legislature's Office of Statistical Information, including major projects, demographic and electoral profiles of Assembly districts in 1998, and county-level demographic and political guides. Later records include surveys of voters in a sampling of legislative districts in 2002, and both federal and state electoral voting tabulations for 2004.

The series also contains two floppy disks with promotional artwork featuring New York State's role in the 2000 federal census.