Dante Chinni
@dchinni.bsky.social
Journalist and Director of the American Communities Project at Michigan State University. DC by way of Detroit.
Attitudes on #Tariffs cut through the red/blue divide. In the 2025 American Communities Project survey, majorities in communities that voted for and against Trump said they had noticed changes. And in every community they saw the changes as negative. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Attitudes on #Tariffs cut through the red/blue divide. In the 2025 American Communities Project survey, majorities in communities that voted for and against Trump said they had noticed changes. And in every community they saw the changes as negative. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
The new American Communtiies Project survey of more than 5,400 Americans shows community divisions on immigration enforcement. 65% in Big Cities and Hispanic Centers have seen changes in the last 12 months. But only 42% in the Evangelical Hubs. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The new American Communtiies Project survey of more than 5,400 Americans shows community divisions on immigration enforcement. 65% in Big Cities and Hispanic Centers have seen changes in the last 12 months. But only 42% in the Evangelical Hubs. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
The @cookpolitical.com Report digs into the numbers from the latest American Communities Project survey of 5,400 Americans.The nation's great uniter: Inflation concerns. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/nat...
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The @cookpolitical.com Report digs into the numbers from the latest American Communities Project survey of 5,400 Americans.The nation's great uniter: Inflation concerns. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/nat...
Today the American Communities Project releases its survey on the state of the nation. One finding: Communities that voted for Trump tend to feel a LOT better about the future of the US than they did last year. One noteable exception: The Hispanic Centers. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today the American Communities Project releases its survey on the state of the nation. One finding: Communities that voted for Trump tend to feel a LOT better about the future of the US than they did last year. One noteable exception: The Hispanic Centers. www.americancommunities.org/america-in-2...
What the American Communities Project learned in the NJ and VA Gov races. A subdued Trump vote and a very fired up Dem electorate, particularly in places that matter for the Dems. www.americancommunities.org/what-the-nj-...
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What the American Communities Project learned in the NJ and VA Gov races. A subdued Trump vote and a very fired up Dem electorate, particularly in places that matter for the Dems. www.americancommunities.org/what-the-nj-...
Comparing how concerned communities are about crime to where Nat Guard Troops are being deployed. www.americancommunities.org/how-national...
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Comparing how concerned communities are about crime to where Nat Guard Troops are being deployed. www.americancommunities.org/how-national...
analysis exploring Where the Local Journalists Are in America from the American Communities Project using data from Rebuild Local News. www.americancommunities.org/where-the-lo...
August 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
analysis exploring Where the Local Journalists Are in America from the American Communities Project using data from Rebuild Local News. www.americancommunities.org/where-the-lo...
Job figures from May show some reasons for concern in manufacturing and agricultural communities. www.americancommunities.org/manufacturin...
July 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Job figures from May show some reasons for concern in manufacturing and agricultural communities. www.americancommunities.org/manufacturin...
America's hopes and fears, immigration, the populist right and what comedy looks like across America, in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/e1016fd11515...
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
America's hopes and fears, immigration, the populist right and what comedy looks like across America, in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/e1016fd11515...
Where does "the Populist Right" live in the American Communities Project, an analysis done with the @pewresearch.org political typology www.americancommunities.org/the-populist...
July 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Where does "the Populist Right" live in the American Communities Project, an analysis done with the @pewresearch.org political typology www.americancommunities.org/the-populist...
The American Communities Project is working with PharosGraph to examine where voters are placing blame for inflation. June's numbers show Trump rising as the lead cause in more places and a big jump for a new blame target: Corporate Greed. open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...
June 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The American Communities Project is working with PharosGraph to examine where voters are placing blame for inflation. June's numbers show Trump rising as the lead cause in more places and a big jump for a new blame target: Corporate Greed. open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...
Immigration is a different issue locally than it is nationally to voters. www.americancommunities.org/americans-do... New from the American Communities Project.
June 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Immigration is a different issue locally than it is nationally to voters. www.americancommunities.org/americans-do... New from the American Communities Project.
As Politics and Consumerism Clash, a Look at Tesla Dealerships Across Communities
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June 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
As Politics and Consumerism Clash, a Look at Tesla Dealerships Across Communities
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...
When you cut funding for higher ed you hit at College Town communities that are the economic drivers for their regions. New from the American Communities Project www.americancommunities.org/universities...
June 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When you cut funding for higher ed you hit at College Town communities that are the economic drivers for their regions. New from the American Communities Project www.americancommunities.org/universities...
To get a better sense of how people in different communities are assigning blame on inflation, the American Communities Project is partnering with PharosGraph. There data show some WIDE differences. www.pharosgraph.com/post/mapping...
May 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
To get a better sense of how people in different communities are assigning blame on inflation, the American Communities Project is partnering with PharosGraph. There data show some WIDE differences. www.pharosgraph.com/post/mapping...
How manufacturing losses have reverberated around the American Communities Project communities and why a return to a “golden age” seems all but impossible. www.americancommunities.org/is-a-new-man...
May 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
How manufacturing losses have reverberated around the American Communities Project communities and why a return to a “golden age” seems all but impossible. www.americancommunities.org/is-a-new-man...
Yep, we're jumping onto Substack
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yep, we're jumping onto Substack
Hopes and Fears in a Military Post, Trump at 100 Days, Where Tesla Lives and Climate Change Concerns in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/ba9bf746fbc4...
May 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hopes and Fears in a Military Post, Trump at 100 Days, Where Tesla Lives and Climate Change Concerns in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/ba9bf746fbc4...
At Trump 2's 100 day mark, a warning about ignoring inflation in American Communities Project data. www.americancommunities.org/how-presiden...
April 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
At Trump 2's 100 day mark, a warning about ignoring inflation in American Communities Project data. www.americancommunities.org/how-presiden...
Tesla: When tribal politics and consumer attitudes clash, you have a complicated challenge. My latest from the American Communities Project. www.americancommunities.org/as-politics-...
April 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Tesla: When tribal politics and consumer attitudes clash, you have a complicated challenge. My latest from the American Communities Project. www.americancommunities.org/as-politics-...
For Earth Day 2025. A look at how Americans feel about environmental issues in the American Communities Project. www.americancommunities.org/americans-ac...
April 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For Earth Day 2025. A look at how Americans feel about environmental issues in the American Communities Project. www.americancommunities.org/americans-ac...
Who is hit by tariffs, what kinds of impacts will they have on a manufacturing hub and why universities matter in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/9e3868df0927...
April 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Who is hit by tariffs, what kinds of impacts will they have on a manufacturing hub and why universities matter in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/9e3868df0927...