Showing BOTH narrow vacation/personal-residence days (excl. Camp David) AND total days away (incl. Camp David, weekend homes & personal resorts) so neither party can cherry-pick definitions.
| # | President & Party | Term & Years | Vacation / Personal Residence Days (Excl. Camp David) | Total Days Away (Incl. Camp David / Home Weekends) | Camp David | Primary Retreats / Properties | Multi-Source Verification |
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Multi-Sourced: American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Merrick et al.), UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, CDC NISVS State Reports (2010–2012 & 2016/2017–2024 cohorts), World Population Review & NCADV / Break the Cycle Shelter Audit. Top-10 Party Split: 6 Republican Trifectas, 3 Divided States (won by Trump in 2024), 2 Democratic Trifectas.
| Rank | State | Party Control & 2024 Vote | Women Lifetime IPV % | Men Lifetime IPV % | Combined IPV % | NISVS 2016/17 Cohort (Women) | Unmet Daily Shelter Requests | Sources |
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Multi-Sourced: U.S. Census Bureau SAIPE / ACS, Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy & KFF. Top-10 Party Split (incl. 10th-place tie): 7 Republican Trifectas, 2 Divided States (won by Trump in 2024: KY, MI), 2 Democratic Trifectas (NM, NY).
| Rank | State | Party Control & 2024 Vote | Poverty Rate (All Ages) | Year | Plain-English Summary | Sources |
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Multi-Sourced: Naval Postgraduate School CHDS K-12 School Shooting Database (Riedman 2025/2026), KFF Health Policy Research (Panchal et al.), New England Journal of Medicine (Goldstick et al.), and Gun Violence Archive. Raw counts track population size; per-capita rates highlight high-incidence smaller states.
| Rank | By Total Incidents (1966–2026) | Cumulative & Recent (2013–2025) | Rate / 100k | By Per-Capita Rate (50 States) | Incidents per 100,000 Residents | Sources |
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Multi-Sourced: Peer-reviewed study in JAMA Network Open (Barnard et al. 2023, Univ. of Colorado Injury & Violence Prevention Center, PMC10372703, analyzing 4,011 mass shootings & 21,006 casualties across 2014–2022) + Gun Violence Archive 2024–2026 logs. Per-Capita Top 10 (50 States): 6 Republican Trifectas (LA, MS, AL, MO, SC, TN), 3 Democratic Trifectas (IL, MD, DE), 1 Divided (PA).
| Rank | By Total Mass Shootings | 2014–2022 Total (& 2024 Count / Casualties) | Rate / 1M | By Per-Capita Rate (per 1M Residents) | Rate per Million & Casualties | Sources |
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Multi-Sourced: Pew Research Center (Passel & Krogstad, Aug 2025 state labor force & household tables), American Immigration Council (2024/2025 economic & tax modeling: -4.2% to -6.8% U.S. GDP, $1.1T–$1.7T/yr loss), Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE Working Paper 24-20: up to -7.4% GDP & +9.1% inflation), and NBER / Journal of Labor Economics (East et al. 2023).
| Rank | State | Party Control & 2024 Vote | % of State Workforce Lost | Unauthorized Workers Removed | Total Residents & Household Share | K-12 Students Impacted | Hardest-Hit Industries | Sources |
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| Year & Matchup | U.S. Pop & Voter Racial Makeup | Vote by Race (R% vs. D%) | Vote by Gender (Men / Women) | Vote by Age (18–29 / 30–44 / 45–59 / 60+) |
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| Union & Metric | Cycle | Amount / Endorsement | Plain-English Summary | Sources |
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