Everything added to redbluemn.com, newest first.
31 releases. This page is generated from the same list that drives
the in-app help, so the two cannot disagree.
Census tract mapNew "📊 Census" mode — all 1,505 Minnesota census tracts with the full ACS 5-year profile: population, race/origin, income (including the household-income distribution), education and enrollment, housing (value, rent, tenure, year built), employment and industry mix, health insurance, disability, veterans, broadband and commute, plus an age pyramid. Color the map by any of ~49 measures, and see a population-weighted statewide figure for each.
Permit ownership ratePermits mode now shows percent of adults (18+) holding a valid carry permit per county, and the true cumulative count of valid permits (not just one year’s new applications) — available for all years 2021–2025.
Permits mapNew "🪪 Permits" mode — a county-level map of MN Permit to Carry data (applications, issued, denied, suspended, revoked, canceled, void, pending) from the BCA’s annual legislative report, by year (2022, 2023, 2025).
Crime mapNew "🚗 Crime" mode — a county-level map of MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension offense data (actual/cleared counts, crime rate, clearance rate for ~50 NIBRS offense types), by year 2021–2025.
Health mapNew "🏥 Health" mode — a map of MN ZIP codes (ZCTAs) with ~40 CDC PLACES health measures (chronic disease, health risk behaviors, disability, health-related social needs), colorable by any measure statewide.
Choropleth hover valuesWhen the Schools map is colored by a metric, hovering a district now shows its value in the tooltip — e.g. hover to see each district’s graduation rate while the map is colored by it.
ACT 5-year trendDistrict and per-school ACT stats now show a 5-year history (2021–2025) of composite score and number of students tested, not just the latest graduating class.
ACT score breakdownsACT stats now show the number of students tested and a per-subject breakdown (English/math/reading/science average score and college-ready benchmark rate), not just the composite.
Student demographicsDistrict and per-school stats now include race/ethnicity, special education, English learner, and homelessness rates from MDE’s official Fall enrollment count — also added to the Schools map’s Color by dropdown.
School district choroplethSchools mode now has its own Color by dropdown — shade every district statewide by spending per pupil, MCA proficiency, attendance, college-going, graduation rate, ACT scores, free/reduced lunch rate, or enrollment.
ACT scoresDistrict and (where matchable) per-school stats now show average ACT composite score and college-readiness benchmark rate for the 2025 graduating class.
Graduation rateDistrict and per-school stats now include four-, five-, six-, and seven-year graduation rates for the 2025 cohort.
More safety dataSafety incidents now also include expulsions and referrals to law enforcement, alongside violence and bullying/harassment — at both the district and per-school level.
Per-school statsEach school card now has a "More stats" toggle with that specific school’s spending, MCA proficiency, attendance, college-going rate, staffing mix, and safety incidents — not just the district total.
Mobile toolbar wrapsThe header now wraps onto multiple rows on narrow screens instead of scrolling sideways, so every filter is visible without swiping.
District DataSchools mode now shows district-level spending per pupil, MCA test proficiency, attendance, college-going rate, staffing mix, and safety-incident counts alongside the school list.
School districtsNew "Schools" mode — a separate map of MN school districts, with school locations, enrollment, and free/reduced-lunch rates for whichever district you pick.
Age pyramidFull population pyramid (21 age brackets × sex) in the demographics panel.
Demographic choropleth"Color by" dropdown switches the map between election results and 8 demographic variables.
More demographicsAdded poverty, housing tenure, unemployment, disability, veteran status, commute mode, and broadband access.
Crime statisticsCounty-level violent/property crime rates from the FBI, with reporting-coverage shown alongside the rate.
Foreign-born stat + mobile fixAdded foreign-born percentage; the header is now a swipeable toolbar on narrow screens instead of wrapping.
Trend chart tooltipsHover the DFL/R trend chart for exact values; added area and population density.
Map boundsZoom and pan are now capped to Minnesota’s extent.
Collapsible stats panelThe side panel is closable and off by default.
Demographics panelAdded age, income, and race/ethnicity, population-weighted from Census block groups.
Full candidate dataState House/Senate candidate names filled in via UMN’s Historical Election Archive.
Race detail cardsClick a race to expand candidate names and ballot measure text.
All races + trend chartEvery race at any selection level, plus a DFL vs. R trend chart and an OSM street-map toggle.
District filtersAdded county, congressional, state senate, and state house filters.
Statewide precinct mapThe original launch: choropleth map, hover detail, and year selector.