Tony Damiano
@tonydamiano.bsky.social
B+ dad and PhD housing researcher at the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs - University of Minnesota. Bucks, Packers, Hawkeyes and Marquette too
B double E double R-U-N
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
B double E double R-U-N
Whenever I say to extended family that I study housing policy
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Whenever I say to extended family that I study housing policy
Tapping the sign www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Tapping the sign www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A+ baby wearing weather
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A+ baby wearing weather
Are there any local fresh hop beers out yet? Just got some Celebration
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are there any local fresh hop beers out yet? Just got some Celebration
The Fed has a good explainer on this. And again at least up until 2023 we have not seen the affordability gains at the top of the market reach the bottom. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Fed has a good explainer on this. And again at least up until 2023 we have not seen the affordability gains at the top of the market reach the bottom. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
Low and behold my map didn't draw properly! Here is the correct version. My appologies the post has been updated as well.
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Low and behold my map didn't draw properly! Here is the correct version. My appologies the post has been updated as well.
Lastly I compared demographics of precincts split by winner and household income. Housing tenure varies significantly between lower-income Frey precincts compared to Fatah’s. 75% of households in lower-income Fateh precincts were renters compared to only 44% in lower-income Frey precincts.
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lastly I compared demographics of precincts split by winner and household income. Housing tenure varies significantly between lower-income Frey precincts compared to Fatah’s. 75% of households in lower-income Fateh precincts were renters compared to only 44% in lower-income Frey precincts.
SW and lakes in Wards 10 and 11 correlate with Mayor Frey’s key demographics — higher-income homeowner-heavy precincts. Also downtown in Ward 3, Audubon Park, and Waite Park in Northeast . Additionally, Frey won 19 lower-income precincts, mostly on the Northside.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
SW and lakes in Wards 10 and 11 correlate with Mayor Frey’s key demographics — higher-income homeowner-heavy precincts. Also downtown in Ward 3, Audubon Park, and Waite Park in Northeast . Additionally, Frey won 19 lower-income precincts, mostly on the Northside.
However this was not universal. There were lower-income precincts won by Frey and higher-income precincts won by Fateh. I define "high income" as higher than city median (~$80k)
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
However this was not universal. There were lower-income precincts won by Frey and higher-income precincts won by Fateh. I define "high income" as higher than city median (~$80k)
Next I looked at the demographis of an average Frey-won precinct vs a Fateh won precinct. Same story as before. Frey precints = whiter, higher income, Older, homeowner heavy. While Fateh precincts were the opposite - lower income, more racially diverse, renter heavy and housing cost-burdened.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Next I looked at the demographis of an average Frey-won precinct vs a Fateh won precinct. Same story as before. Frey precints = whiter, higher income, Older, homeowner heavy. While Fateh precincts were the opposite - lower income, more racially diverse, renter heavy and housing cost-burdened.
Frey vote share was negatively correlated with share of workers that take transit, housing cost burden, share renters, share non-english speakers and share BIPOC residents.
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Frey vote share was negatively correlated with share of workers that take transit, housing cost burden, share renters, share non-english speakers and share BIPOC residents.
You can read about my methods in the post, but in short I estimated precinct demos using census tracts. When we look at various characteristics and Frey vote share, we can see that highest correlation was with median household income (0.75). Higher the precinct income = higher Frey vote share.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You can read about my methods in the post, but in short I estimated precinct demos using census tracts. When we look at various characteristics and Frey vote share, we can see that highest correlation was with median household income (0.75). Higher the precinct income = higher Frey vote share.
Finally finished my blog post on the Minneapolis Mayoral Election and demographics. I posted it to an old medium account that I forgot I had. Let me know what you think. Here's what I found 🧵 medium.com/@damia025/pr...
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Finally finished my blog post on the Minneapolis Mayoral Election and demographics. I posted it to an old medium account that I forgot I had. Let me know what you think. Here's what I found 🧵 medium.com/@damia025/pr...
We don't want any of your high faulting Seattle Norms around here either!
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We don't want any of your high faulting Seattle Norms around here either!
I made a metro transit bus at the TPT Daniel Tiger event if you even care.
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I made a metro transit bus at the TPT Daniel Tiger event if you even care.
Great day for the ol mute. You don't have to hate post things that nobody wants to see. It will be ok I promise!
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Great day for the ol mute. You don't have to hate post things that nobody wants to see. It will be ok I promise!
Ok that's enough of that
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ok that's enough of that
