iSchool Capstone

Funds to Vote: Who Funds Our Government

Project tags:

data science & visualization

information literacy

social justice

Our project picks up from the 2021 project, Funds to Vote, a website focused on creating transparency between American voters and politicians’ funding. American politics is full of jargon, confusing statistics, and an overwhelming amount of information, especially for the average voter. We improved the UX/UI to create a more user-friendly experience, modernized the old codebase, and added the “Congressperson Comparison Tool” feature to the website. We did this in hopes of helping American voters make more informed decisions regardless of background in the political sphere and empowering them to vote for politicians who truly align with their values.

Project participants:

Carson Bryant

Informatics

Hailey Meister

Informatics

Olivia Victorino

Informatics

Thomas Thomas

Informatics