Issue Report
A single-issue district analysis on the issue you select. Tract-level affected-voter count, district-relevance summary with statewide-percentile comparisons, geography breakdown, demographic cross-cut, and field-targeting recommendations. Documented negative findings shipped when the issue is not material in the district.
Available issues
Select one issue when ordering. The deliverable shape is identical across the five — the difference is the source data and the geography it surfaces.
| Issue | What it surfaces | Primary sources |
|---|---|---|
| PFAS / Drinking Water | Contamination footprint, drinking-water exposure, surface-water proximity, affected tracts | MI EGLE PFAS sites, EPA SDWIS, EJScreen |
| Environmental Justice | Cumulative environmental burden — pollutants, toxic releases, lead-paint, Superfund/RMP/hazwaste/wastewater proximity | CDC EJI, EPA EJScreen, MI EGLE Part 201, EPA FRS |
| Housing Affordability | Tract-level housing burden, median rent, low-income concentration, vacancy rate, ALICE thresholds | Census ACS housing, United Way ALICE |
| Healthcare Access | Tract-level uninsured rate, age 65+ concentration, disability status, HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas | Census ACS, HRSA HPSA, CDC PLACES |
| Cost of Living (ALICE) | ALICE thresholds + tract income + housing burden + uninsured rate + transportation access. The poverty-plus framing. | United Way ALICE, Census ACS |
Don't see your issue? Tier-2 expansion is on the roadmap: Education Quality, Energy Burden, Food Access, Flood / Climate Vulnerability. Email if you'd like one of these prioritized for your engagement.
Buyers
- Journalists investigating an issue in a specific Michigan district.
- 501(c)(3) research nonprofits mapping issue burden ahead of advocacy work.
- 501(c)(4) advocacy orgs targeting messaging by issue exposure.
- Campaigns confirming an issue's local salience and fielding around it.
- Civic organizations and unions doing community-impact assessments.
How I build it
Every Issue Report quantifies the selected issue's footprint in the chosen district at tract resolution, joins it to Michigan voter file aggregates, and surfaces field-targeting units appropriate to the office tier.
Pipeline
- Source-system pull: federal and state agency datasets at tract or county resolution
- District filtering: Census tract crosswalk to the named district
- Affected-tract scoring: per-issue rubric with documented thresholds
- Voter join: Michigan QVF aggregates by tract (no per-voter records)
- Statewide-percentile context: where this district ranks vs all MI districts
- Field-targeting unit derivation: precinct list / neighborhood list / cohort cut
Validation
Every claim in the deliverable traces to a primary source URL, retrieval date, and dataset identifier. Source data is pulled at engagement start; retrieval dates are stamped on every citation.
Deliverable format
Typical deliverable is 12 to 20 pages, PDF format, with cover, district relevance summary, geography section, demographic cross-cut, field-targeting recommendations, and source appendix. Delivery package includes the PDF, per-tract issue-overlay CSV, and chart exports (SVG).
If the issue isn't material, the report still ships
If the selected issue is not materially present in the district, the report opens with a clear, sourced negative finding plus 2-3 paragraphs of analyst interpretation: what the absence means for messaging strategy and which adjacent issues ARE present.
Negative findings are full-price deliverables. The buyer gets a confirmed-by-data answer — the issue is not a story here — not a guess.
Contents
- Cover page: subject issue, district, retrieval date
- District relevance summary (page 1): is the issue materially present in this district? Quantitative answer with statewide-percentile context.
- Affected geography: precincts / neighborhoods / tract clusters where exposure is concentrated, scaled to the office tier
- Demographic and behavioral cross-cut: who in the district is most affected — age, income, partisan lean of affected tracts, turnout history
- Field-targeting recommendations: office-tier-appropriate targeting units the buyer can apply in their own infrastructure
- Methodology: source data, scoring rubric, validation
- Source appendix: every database queried with retrieval dates
Data files included
- Per-tract issue overlay CSV (the affected-tract scoring data)
- Source appendix CSV (every source-system queried, with retrieval date)
- All charts as SVG (editable)
Example output (PFAS)
A public-safe PFAS sample is available below. Format and depth are identical across all five issues; subject and district names in the sample are fabricated.
Download PFAS sample PDFPricing
Single price tier covers all five issues — analyst time is identical across them. Price scales by the office level of the named district.
| District scale | Examples | Price |
|---|---|---|
| School board / township | Local race, single municipality | $400 |
| City | Mayor, city council, large municipality | $600 |
| County / judicial | County office, sheriff, judicial | $1,200 |
| Michigan House | MI House district | $2,000 |
| Michigan Senate | MI Senate district | $3,000 |
| Statewide / federal | US House, statewide office | $5,000 |
Discounts (compose): 501(c)(3) research discount −25%; down-ballot campaign discount (under $100K total budget) −30%.
Bundle option: all five issues for one district plus cross-issue clustering analysis at ~30% off the sum — see the Issue Report Bundle.
Delivery timeline
- Standard: 5 business days from complete order.
- Rush: 2 business days, +50% on base price.
- Clock starts when the order form is complete and payment clears.
- Delivered as a download link (PDF, per-tract CSV, SVG charts) to the email on the order.
Limitations
Issue Reports document proximity, exposure level, or service-shortage at tract or county resolution from public-record sources (EPA, EGLE, HRSA, Census, CDC, ALICE). They are not medical, environmental-engineering, or legal advice. The report does not warrant that voters in affected tracts experience health effects from cited contaminants, that municipal water systems exceed regulatory limits, or that affected voters qualify for any benefit, remedy, or legal claim. Clients are responsible for any further fact-checking, expert review, or sourcing verification before using Issue Report findings in mailings, press, or other public communications.
How to order
Email info@regionpulse.com with: race or district identifier, selected issue, delivery email, and rush (yes/no). I'll send a Stripe invoice on receipt. Production starts when payment clears.
info@regionpulse.com