Three domains. One mandate.
Every research project connects to the question of what Black political power requires to be built, sustained, and defended.
Voter File & Turnout Analysis
We analyze voter file data across target states to identify concentrations of Black voters, model historical turnout patterns, and project the impact of Black voter mobilization on specific races. This intelligence informs targeting, resource allocation, and strategy for the PAC and allied organizations.
Current projects: 2026 Black Voter Power Index; Congressional District Targeting Matrices; Battleground State Turnout Models.
Competitive Race Identification
We rate the competitiveness of federal and state legislative races in target states, with specific attention to races where Black voter turnout is decisive. Our race ratings incorporate polling, demographic data, historical margins, and candidate quality assessments.
Current projects: 2026 Race Ratings (federal); State Legislative Target List; Margin Impact Analysis.
Suppression Documentation
We track, document, and analyze every piece of voter restriction legislation introduced across our target states. This includes voter ID requirements, registration restrictions, polling place reductions, early voting cuts, and mail ballot limitations. Our documentation supports litigation, advocacy, and public accountability efforts.
Current projects: The Suppression Map (2025–2026); State-by-State Restriction Index; Historical Disenfranchisement Timeline.
Redistricting & Gerrymandering
We analyze redistricting plans for their impact on Black voter concentration and representation. Our work supports litigation challenging discriminatory maps and provides communities with accessible analysis of how district lines affect their political power.
Current projects: Post-2020 Redistricting Impact Assessment; Packing and Cracking Analysis; Majority-Minority District Viability Research.
Economic Equity & Conditions
We measure the structural economic conditions in target communities — wealth gaps, income disparities, homeownership rates, access to capital — and analyze how policy decisions by elected officials affect those conditions. This research connects Black political representation to material outcomes.
Current projects: Economic Equity Gap Report (annual); State Policy Scorecard; Representation-to-Outcomes Analysis.
State Policy Landscape
We map the legislative and regulatory environment across target states, tracking bills that affect voting rights, economic equity, criminal justice, and education. This research informs both the PAC's endorsement decisions and Reconstruction Action's issue advocacy.
Current projects: State Policy Tracker (real-time); Legislative Impact Modeling; Governor's Office Policy Analysis.
Rigorous. Accessible. Actionable.
Our research meets academic standards of rigor and is written for practitioners. If it cannot be used by an organizer, a litigator, or a candidate, it is not finished.
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