Craig Helmstetter
@craigstetter.bsky.social
Data geek. Ph.D. Sociologist. Minnesotan.
Member: AAPOR, ASA.
Former: Managing Partner, APM Research Lab (American Public Media's data journalism hub); Wilder Research/MN Compass; Community Indicators Consortium president; MN Legislative Auditor's Office
Member: AAPOR, ASA.
Former: Managing Partner, APM Research Lab (American Public Media's data journalism hub); Wilder Research/MN Compass; Community Indicators Consortium president; MN Legislative Auditor's Office
New Jersey and Virginia election outcomes: 2025 Governor and 2024 Presidential races
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November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New Jersey and Virginia election outcomes: 2025 Governor and 2024 Presidential races
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COVID levels up by another 18% over the past two weeks in Twin Cities wastewater according to latest data from U of MN
wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/
Also up in my household right now! Stay healthy out there!
wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/
Also up in my household right now! Stay healthy out there!
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
COVID levels up by another 18% over the past two weeks in Twin Cities wastewater according to latest data from U of MN
wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/
Also up in my household right now! Stay healthy out there!
wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/
Also up in my household right now! Stay healthy out there!
Results are in for the Two Harbors city council (at large) special election
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August 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Results are in for the Two Harbors city council (at large) special election
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as are the Stearns County Commissioner, District 4
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August 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
as are the Stearns County Commissioner, District 4
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House District 34B primary results are in!
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August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
House District 34B primary results are in!
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Check out this great, interactive map of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. by @alyclary.bsky.social, as well as a table by @egawthrop.bsky.social that allows you to look up your local nursing home's staff rating
www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-... @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org
www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-... @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Check out this great, interactive map of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. by @alyclary.bsky.social, as well as a table by @egawthrop.bsky.social that allows you to look up your local nursing home's staff rating
www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-... @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org
www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-... @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org
The stock market's closing readings yesterday, via The @marketplace.org Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... cc: @apmresearchlab.org
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... cc: @apmresearchlab.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The stock market's closing readings yesterday, via The @marketplace.org Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... cc: @apmresearchlab.org
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... cc: @apmresearchlab.org
How the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage became the U.S. standard by @marketplace.org's Mitchell Hartman
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... features #dataviz by @apmresearchlab.org
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... features #dataviz by @apmresearchlab.org
June 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
How the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage became the U.S. standard by @marketplace.org's Mitchell Hartman
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... features #dataviz by @apmresearchlab.org
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... features #dataviz by @apmresearchlab.org
COVID in #Minnesota
New Health dept. data: COVID-related hospitalizations below 100 for 8th week in a row, deaths in single digits for 6 of past 8 weeks
New U of MN data: COVID-19 levels in the state's wastewater=low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... by @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
New Health dept. data: COVID-related hospitalizations below 100 for 8th week in a row, deaths in single digits for 6 of past 8 weeks
New U of MN data: COVID-19 levels in the state's wastewater=low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... by @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
COVID in #Minnesota
New Health dept. data: COVID-related hospitalizations below 100 for 8th week in a row, deaths in single digits for 6 of past 8 weeks
New U of MN data: COVID-19 levels in the state's wastewater=low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... by @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
New Health dept. data: COVID-related hospitalizations below 100 for 8th week in a row, deaths in single digits for 6 of past 8 weeks
New U of MN data: COVID-19 levels in the state's wastewater=low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... by @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
Yesterday's BLS state jobs data release shows:
👷♀️Yearly job growth ranging from -0.19% in Iowa to +2.68%in Hawaii
🧑💼Monthly job growth ranging from -0.22% in Missouri to +0.44% in Arizona
More at The Marketplace Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... @marketplace.org @apmresearchlab.org
👷♀️Yearly job growth ranging from -0.19% in Iowa to +2.68%in Hawaii
🧑💼Monthly job growth ranging from -0.22% in Missouri to +0.44% in Arizona
More at The Marketplace Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... @marketplace.org @apmresearchlab.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yesterday's BLS state jobs data release shows:
👷♀️Yearly job growth ranging from -0.19% in Iowa to +2.68%in Hawaii
🧑💼Monthly job growth ranging from -0.22% in Missouri to +0.44% in Arizona
More at The Marketplace Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... @marketplace.org @apmresearchlab.org
👷♀️Yearly job growth ranging from -0.19% in Iowa to +2.68%in Hawaii
🧑💼Monthly job growth ranging from -0.22% in Missouri to +0.44% in Arizona
More at The Marketplace Dozen
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0... @marketplace.org @apmresearchlab.org
Great presenting on civic participation & elections at #AAPOR25, alongside
@masahiko-aida.bsky.social, Dino P. Christenson of Wash U
Oliver Corpus of Loyola Marymount,
@peterenns.bsky.social of @verasight.bsky.social, & my co-author Penn State's Eric Plutzer
@aapor.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org
@masahiko-aida.bsky.social, Dino P. Christenson of Wash U
Oliver Corpus of Loyola Marymount,
@peterenns.bsky.social of @verasight.bsky.social, & my co-author Penn State's Eric Plutzer
@aapor.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great presenting on civic participation & elections at #AAPOR25, alongside
@masahiko-aida.bsky.social, Dino P. Christenson of Wash U
Oliver Corpus of Loyola Marymount,
@peterenns.bsky.social of @verasight.bsky.social, & my co-author Penn State's Eric Plutzer
@aapor.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org
@masahiko-aida.bsky.social, Dino P. Christenson of Wash U
Oliver Corpus of Loyola Marymount,
@peterenns.bsky.social of @verasight.bsky.social, & my co-author Penn State's Eric Plutzer
@aapor.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org
A room full of actual human survey researchers considering (among other things) the ethics and utilities around synthetic respondents
AI 🤖 at #aapor25
AI 🤖 at #aapor25
May 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A room full of actual human survey researchers considering (among other things) the ethics and utilities around synthetic respondents
AI 🤖 at #aapor25
AI 🤖 at #aapor25
Presidential action: Strong preference for the conventional
📈60% feel that honoring existing contracts is very appropriate
📉7% feel that choosing to not enforce existing laws is very appropriate
www.apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-am... @apmresearchlab.org
📈60% feel that honoring existing contracts is very appropriate
📉7% feel that choosing to not enforce existing laws is very appropriate
www.apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-am... @apmresearchlab.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Presidential action: Strong preference for the conventional
📈60% feel that honoring existing contracts is very appropriate
📉7% feel that choosing to not enforce existing laws is very appropriate
www.apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-am... @apmresearchlab.org
📈60% feel that honoring existing contracts is very appropriate
📉7% feel that choosing to not enforce existing laws is very appropriate
www.apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-am... @apmresearchlab.org
New U of MN data show weekly increase of 50% in COVID-19 levels in Minnesota's wastewater, incl +76% in Twin Cities
New (but lagging) MN Health Dept data does not (yet?) show increases in hospital admissions or deaths
See: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
New (but lagging) MN Health Dept data does not (yet?) show increases in hospital admissions or deaths
See: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
May 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New U of MN data show weekly increase of 50% in COVID-19 levels in Minnesota's wastewater, incl +76% in Twin Cities
New (but lagging) MN Health Dept data does not (yet?) show increases in hospital admissions or deaths
See: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
New (but lagging) MN Health Dept data does not (yet?) show increases in hospital admissions or deaths
See: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org for @mprnews.org
New BLS #jobsreport coming this Friday. Here is a summary of the numbers for March
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April 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New BLS #jobsreport coming this Friday. Here is a summary of the numbers for March
www.apmresearchlab.org/blog/introdu...
www.apmresearchlab.org/blog/introdu...
COVID-19 levels measured in Minnesota's wastewater have been relatively flat recently, but are not as low as I would have guessed given how low hospitalizations have been recently
(New data via U of MN just now updated on www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...)
(New data via U of MN just now updated on www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...)
April 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
COVID-19 levels measured in Minnesota's wastewater have been relatively flat recently, but are not as low as I would have guessed given how low hospitalizations have been recently
(New data via U of MN just now updated on www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...)
(New data via U of MN just now updated on www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...)
A map by my @apmresearchlab.org colleague @alyclary.bsky.social, , resourced by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social, for reporting by @mprnews.org, of data originally assembled by @gristnews.bsky.social
See more: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
See more: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
April 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A map by my @apmresearchlab.org colleague @alyclary.bsky.social, , resourced by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social, for reporting by @mprnews.org, of data originally assembled by @gristnews.bsky.social
See more: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
See more: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Just updated!
Like last week, this week's MN Health Dept data release shows less than 100 hospital admissions in Minnesota for each of three respiratory diseases - influenza, RSV & COVID - during the week ending April 5
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
Like last week, this week's MN Health Dept data release shows less than 100 hospital admissions in Minnesota for each of three respiratory diseases - influenza, RSV & COVID - during the week ending April 5
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Just updated!
Like last week, this week's MN Health Dept data release shows less than 100 hospital admissions in Minnesota for each of three respiratory diseases - influenza, RSV & COVID - during the week ending April 5
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
Like last week, this week's MN Health Dept data release shows less than 100 hospital admissions in Minnesota for each of three respiratory diseases - influenza, RSV & COVID - during the week ending April 5
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
Minnesota: So far we only have #jobsreport data thru Feb 12, but so far cuts in federal jobs here are not huge in number
Table from the article below also shows that about 2/3rds of the federal government jobs located in MN are in the Twin Cities metro
More to come on this over the next few months
Table from the article below also shows that about 2/3rds of the federal government jobs located in MN are in the Twin Cities metro
More to come on this over the next few months
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Minnesota: So far we only have #jobsreport data thru Feb 12, but so far cuts in federal jobs here are not huge in number
Table from the article below also shows that about 2/3rds of the federal government jobs located in MN are in the Twin Cities metro
More to come on this over the next few months
Table from the article below also shows that about 2/3rds of the federal government jobs located in MN are in the Twin Cities metro
More to come on this over the next few months
Today's Minnesota Health Dept data release confirms last week's trends
🤒Flu & RSV season are really winding down in MN, now causing same number of hospital admissions as in early-mid Dec.
😷COVID admissions also remain low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...
@apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
🤒Flu & RSV season are really winding down in MN, now causing same number of hospital admissions as in early-mid Dec.
😷COVID admissions also remain low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...
@apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
April 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today's Minnesota Health Dept data release confirms last week's trends
🤒Flu & RSV season are really winding down in MN, now causing same number of hospital admissions as in early-mid Dec.
😷COVID admissions also remain low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...
@apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
🤒Flu & RSV season are really winding down in MN, now causing same number of hospital admissions as in early-mid Dec.
😷COVID admissions also remain low
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key...
@apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
My latest, now available via @apmresearchlab.org, shows that the top "unmet need" related to news, for liberals and conservatives alike, for trustworthy and carefully researched stories
www.apmresearchlab.org/run/conserva...
www.apmresearchlab.org/run/conserva...
April 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My latest, now available via @apmresearchlab.org, shows that the top "unmet need" related to news, for liberals and conservatives alike, for trustworthy and carefully researched stories
www.apmresearchlab.org/run/conserva...
www.apmresearchlab.org/run/conserva...
Latest MN Health Dept data:
After 10 weeks above 150, RSV hospital admissions in MN finally dropped to 114 the week ending March 22
Flu admits below 100 first time since early Dec.
COVID below 100 first time since June
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
After 10 weeks above 150, RSV hospital admissions in MN finally dropped to 114 the week ending March 22
Flu admits below 100 first time since early Dec.
COVID below 100 first time since June
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Latest MN Health Dept data:
After 10 weeks above 150, RSV hospital admissions in MN finally dropped to 114 the week ending March 22
Flu admits below 100 first time since early Dec.
COVID below 100 first time since June
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
After 10 weeks above 150, RSV hospital admissions in MN finally dropped to 114 the week ending March 22
Flu admits below 100 first time since early Dec.
COVID below 100 first time since June
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
New MN Health Dept data:
Now 10 straight weeks of 150+ RSV hospital admissions in Minnesota
Slight falls in admissions for COVID-19 & flu = RSV clearly most hospitalizations among the 3 for the 1st time in 2025
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... via @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
Now 10 straight weeks of 150+ RSV hospital admissions in Minnesota
Slight falls in admissions for COVID-19 & flu = RSV clearly most hospitalizations among the 3 for the 1st time in 2025
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... via @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New MN Health Dept data:
Now 10 straight weeks of 150+ RSV hospital admissions in Minnesota
Slight falls in admissions for COVID-19 & flu = RSV clearly most hospitalizations among the 3 for the 1st time in 2025
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... via @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
Now 10 straight weeks of 150+ RSV hospital admissions in Minnesota
Slight falls in admissions for COVID-19 & flu = RSV clearly most hospitalizations among the 3 for the 1st time in 2025
More: www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... via @apmresearchlab.org / @mprnews.org
When asked whether being A WOMAN helps or hinders success:
* 12% of women said it makes success "a lot harder" and another 43% said "a little harder"
* 4% of men said success is "a lot harder" for women, and 23% said "a little harder"
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* 12% of women said it makes success "a lot harder" and another 43% said "a little harder"
* 4% of men said success is "a lot harder" for women, and 23% said "a little harder"
www.apmresearchlab.org/poll-minneso... @apmresearchlab.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When asked whether being A WOMAN helps or hinders success:
* 12% of women said it makes success "a lot harder" and another 43% said "a little harder"
* 4% of men said success is "a lot harder" for women, and 23% said "a little harder"
www.apmresearchlab.org/poll-minneso... @apmresearchlab.org
* 12% of women said it makes success "a lot harder" and another 43% said "a little harder"
* 4% of men said success is "a lot harder" for women, and 23% said "a little harder"
www.apmresearchlab.org/poll-minneso... @apmresearchlab.org
We've now updated the wastewater data (from U of MN) as well, and it is also reflecting decreased presence of COVID-19 across MN:
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We've now updated the wastewater data (from U of MN) as well, and it is also reflecting decreased presence of COVID-19 across MN:
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org
www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org