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Deanna Ballard
@DeannaBallardNC · NC · S
Posts2,818
Engagement932.9K
Voting-record position0.159
CoverageMar 14, 2020 to Nov 5, 2024
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Voice fingerprint
Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Education 13.3 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −13.3 pp to +13.3 pp. Most distinctive topic: Education, 13.3 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Education Over-indexed +13.3 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +13.3 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −8.0 pp
- Health Under-indexed −3.1 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −2.1 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +1.6 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Public Lands Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- International Affairs Under-indexed −0.6 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±13.3 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 17.5% | 4.2% | +13.3 pp | Over-indexed | 493 |
| Uncategorized | 52.9% | 39.6% | +13.3 pp | Over-indexed | 1,492 |
| Government Operations | 4.6% | 12.6% | −8.0 pp | Under-indexed | 131 |
| Health | 1.2% | 4.2% | −3.1 pp | Under-indexed | 33 |
| Law and Crime | 1.9% | 4.0% | −2.1 pp | Under-indexed | 53 |
| Culture | 3.0% | 1.4% | +1.6 pp | Over-indexed | 84 |
| Civil Rights | 5.2% | 4.1% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 147 |
| Transportation | 2.2% | 1.1% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 61 |
| Housing | 0.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 12 |
| Agriculture | 0.2% | 0.9% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.8% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Public Lands | 1.6% | 0.9% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 44 |
| Macroeconomics | 2.8% | 3.5% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 79 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.8% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Defense | 1.4% | 1.7% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 39 |
| Labor | 1.0% | 1.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 27 |
| Social Welfare | 2.5% | 2.3% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 70 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Environment | 0.6% | 0.7% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 17 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.6% | 0.6% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 17 |
| Technology | 0.3% | 0.3% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 9 |
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RT @SenatorTimScott: Firing the officers that killed #GeorgeFloyd was the right first move. The second? Arrest them. #icantbreathe
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RT @NCStateBaseball: Last night meant more than you’ll ever know, #WPN. https://t.co/F7OEdNrQOy
RT @CollegeGameDay: THE SCENES FROM APP STATE <U+0001F60D> https://t.co/cNxOR3vL8F
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