Midterm part 2. Cite the sources well. No plagiarism. Overview In this assignment you will be asked to choose 2 of 11 major ‘swing states’ from the 2016 election and find recent statistical data on th

Note: For this week you only need to view this assignment to move ahead in the module. You have until Sunday at 11:59 PM to complete this assignment.

Overview

In this assignment you will be asked to choose 2 of 11 major ‘swing states’ from the 2016 election and find recent statistical data on the following:

• Income

  • Median household income

  • Percentage below poverty level

  • (If possible, types of households & income)

• Education

  • Secondary & Post Secondary education

• Ethnicity/Race

  • Statewide Percentages of ethic groups

• Age & Gender (Voting population, by generation)

  • 20-34

  • 35-54

  • 55-69

  • 70+

Percentages for all four areas are more helpful than actual numbers.

You will use this data to help you complete your memo.

Swing States

For an overview of the different swing states, please check out this article, Battleground (Links to an external site.).

• Colorado

• Florida

• Iowa

• Nevada

• New Hampshire

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Virginia

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

• Pennsylvania

Statistics

In writing it’s important to use statistics to support your arguments/conclusions about a subject. A helpful place to go for statistics about different states is the United States Census Bureau website. The American Fact Finder, Community Facts (Links to an external site.) will have a lot of current information listed by state.

Make certain to list where you have gotten your information. You need to cite your sources using APA, MLA, or Chicago Style. You can look at the example below for a Chicago Style citation of a webpage from the Census Bureau.

Sample citation:

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Poverty Areas. ONLINE. 1995. Census Bureau. Available: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/socdemo/www/povarea.htm [10 Dec. 1995].