Aseem ShuklaWhat I DoI’m a data reporter and developer working across the newsroom — in politics, the Census, climate, or any area where Philly's story lives in the data.(215) 854-5803Six trends that could decide Pennsylvania for Kamala Harris or Donald TrumpPennsylvania is unique in many ways — it’s closely divided, and it’s geographically diverse. It is also changing, according to an Inquirer analysis of election data.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, and Anna Orso Oct. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboardKamala Harris is performing better than Joe Biden with Philly voters, but there could be red flagsHarris has a commanding 63-point lead over Trump in Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll. But there is some nuance to her support within the city.Anna Orso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 20, 2024Link copied to clipboardSuburbs of small cities like Harrisburg are shifting blue — and could help Kamala Harris win Pa. Suburban areas across the state will be key to whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump win Pennsylvania, and the White House, in November.Aliya Schneider and Aseem Shukla Sept. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboardHow will Pennsylvania’s voting groups shape the 2024 election? Highlights from our Reddit AMAInquirer reporters Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla took questions from readers and redditors about what past voting trends in the crucial swing state could predict for November.Aseem Shukla, Julia Terruso, and Erin Reynolds Aug. 27, 2024Link copied to clipboard‘City folks’ who moved to Philly’s fast-growing suburbs could help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump in Pa.Population growth in the outer Chester and Montgomery Counties have helped Democrats. Whether they can keep up and expand on that momentum could determine who wins Pennsylvania in November.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla Aug. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboardTemple student dead in apparent homicideA 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene of what police said was a homicide “domestic in nature.”Aseem Shukla June 23, 2024Link copied to clipboardMost write-in votes in the Philly Democratic presidential primary weren’t for people. Why that signals success for ‘uncommitted.’The uptick in void ballots can likely be attributed to the uncommitted campaign, though other write-in votes were cast for Jason Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Donald Trump.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla May 16, 2024Link copied to clipboardDonald Trump is counting on Pa.’s rural voters — the second largest voting group in the state — to win. Will it be enough?Pennsylvania's rural voters have gone strongly for Donald Trump in presidential elections. But in Lancaster County's bigger towns, Kamala Harris also sees an opportunity in the GOP-leaning county.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Oct. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboardHarris leads Trump in Pa. after picking up considerable ground in Philly, Inquirer/NYT/Siena poll findsA Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll taken in the week following the debate shows Harris with a 4-point lead among voters in the swing state, within the margin of error.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 19, 2024Link copied to clipboardWhy Pa. voters without college degrees are souring on DemocratsWhat the “diploma divide” does – and doesn’t – tell us about each party’s shifting fortunesAseem Shukla Sept. 6, 2024Link copied to clipboardGrowing support for Donald Trump in majority-Latino cities like Reading could help him win Pa.There were signs in 2020 that Donald Trump had made inroads with Latino voters in Pennsylvania. How they vote this November will be a key factor in determining the outcome.Sean Collins Walsh and Aseem Shukla Aug. 26, 2024Link copied to clipboardThe five kinds of places that win you PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s voting habits reveal trends that aren’t likely to buck soon. Here’s what they show for November.Aseem Shukla and Julia Terruso Aug. 13, 2024Link copied to clipboardPhilly summers are getting hotter, feeling worse, and lacking in reliefHigh temperatures are constant, overnight relief is lacking, and mugginess is on the rise, an Inquirer analysis shows.Aseem Shukla and Anthony R. Wood June 18, 2024Link copied to clipboardTrump voters care about the economy, Biden voters about abortion? It’s not that simple.Voters in Pa. list myriad reasons for choosing their candidate — not all of which line up with political stereotypes.Aseem Shukla May 15, 2024Link copied to clipboardIn deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward RepublicansThe trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.Anna Orso, Layla A. Jones, Julia Terruso, and Aseem Shukla Oct. 2, 2024Link copied to clipboardCan Kamala Harris win back support in Pa.’s Trump-friendly Rust Belt?Once Democratic strongholds, Nanticoke and former manufacturing towns like it across Pennsylvania started on a rightward shift that has been supercharged by Trump's populism.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 17, 2024Link copied to clipboardWho are Pennsylvania’s undecided voters? | PA 2024 Newsletter🏛️ And a look at Trump’s legal challenges.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Fallon Roth, Jeremy Roebuck, Anna Orso, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 30, 2024Link copied to clipboardDoes Harris have a Scranton problem? Trump hopes so. | PA 2024 NewsletterThere’s not a ton of evidence so far that Harris will have a major problem in the Northeast.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Sean Collins Walsh, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 16, 2024Link copied to clipboardJust picking Shapiro probably won’t win Pa. for Harris. Or will it?Research suggests the bump from a VP pick's home state is small. But that might still matter in a state as tight as Pennsylvania.Aseem Shukla Aug. 5, 2024Link copied to clipboardMore than 40,000 New Jersey Democrats voted ‘uncommitted.’ Here are the areas with the most protest votes.Among New Jersey’s 21 counties, the highest share of “uncommitted” votes came in Passaic County in Northeast Jersey, where 18% of voters voted “uncommitted.”Aseem Shukla and Katie Bernard June 5, 2024Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Six trends that could decide Pennsylvania for Kamala Harris or Donald TrumpPennsylvania is unique in many ways — it’s closely divided, and it’s geographically diverse. It is also changing, according to an Inquirer analysis of election data.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, and Anna Orso Oct. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Six trends that could decide Pennsylvania for Kamala Harris or Donald TrumpPennsylvania is unique in many ways — it’s closely divided, and it’s geographically diverse. It is also changing, according to an Inquirer analysis of election data.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, and Anna Orso Oct. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Kamala Harris is performing better than Joe Biden with Philly voters, but there could be red flagsHarris has a commanding 63-point lead over Trump in Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll. But there is some nuance to her support within the city.Anna Orso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 20, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Kamala Harris is performing better than Joe Biden with Philly voters, but there could be red flagsHarris has a commanding 63-point lead over Trump in Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll. But there is some nuance to her support within the city.Anna Orso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 20, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Suburbs of small cities like Harrisburg are shifting blue — and could help Kamala Harris win Pa. Suburban areas across the state will be key to whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump win Pennsylvania, and the White House, in November.Aliya Schneider and Aseem Shukla Sept. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Suburbs of small cities like Harrisburg are shifting blue — and could help Kamala Harris win Pa. Suburban areas across the state will be key to whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump win Pennsylvania, and the White House, in November.Aliya Schneider and Aseem Shukla Sept. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboard
How will Pennsylvania’s voting groups shape the 2024 election? Highlights from our Reddit AMAInquirer reporters Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla took questions from readers and redditors about what past voting trends in the crucial swing state could predict for November.Aseem Shukla, Julia Terruso, and Erin Reynolds Aug. 27, 2024Link copied to clipboard
How will Pennsylvania’s voting groups shape the 2024 election? Highlights from our Reddit AMAInquirer reporters Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla took questions from readers and redditors about what past voting trends in the crucial swing state could predict for November.Aseem Shukla, Julia Terruso, and Erin Reynolds Aug. 27, 2024Link copied to clipboard
‘City folks’ who moved to Philly’s fast-growing suburbs could help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump in Pa.Population growth in the outer Chester and Montgomery Counties have helped Democrats. Whether they can keep up and expand on that momentum could determine who wins Pennsylvania in November.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla Aug. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboard
‘City folks’ who moved to Philly’s fast-growing suburbs could help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump in Pa.Population growth in the outer Chester and Montgomery Counties have helped Democrats. Whether they can keep up and expand on that momentum could determine who wins Pennsylvania in November.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla Aug. 14, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Temple student dead in apparent homicideA 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene of what police said was a homicide “domestic in nature.”Aseem Shukla June 23, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Temple student dead in apparent homicideA 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene of what police said was a homicide “domestic in nature.”Aseem Shukla June 23, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Most write-in votes in the Philly Democratic presidential primary weren’t for people. Why that signals success for ‘uncommitted.’The uptick in void ballots can likely be attributed to the uncommitted campaign, though other write-in votes were cast for Jason Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Donald Trump.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla May 16, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Most write-in votes in the Philly Democratic presidential primary weren’t for people. Why that signals success for ‘uncommitted.’The uptick in void ballots can likely be attributed to the uncommitted campaign, though other write-in votes were cast for Jason Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Donald Trump.Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla May 16, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Donald Trump is counting on Pa.’s rural voters — the second largest voting group in the state — to win. Will it be enough?Pennsylvania's rural voters have gone strongly for Donald Trump in presidential elections. But in Lancaster County's bigger towns, Kamala Harris also sees an opportunity in the GOP-leaning county.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Oct. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Donald Trump is counting on Pa.’s rural voters — the second largest voting group in the state — to win. Will it be enough?Pennsylvania's rural voters have gone strongly for Donald Trump in presidential elections. But in Lancaster County's bigger towns, Kamala Harris also sees an opportunity in the GOP-leaning county.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Oct. 9, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Harris leads Trump in Pa. after picking up considerable ground in Philly, Inquirer/NYT/Siena poll findsA Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll taken in the week following the debate shows Harris with a 4-point lead among voters in the swing state, within the margin of error.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 19, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Harris leads Trump in Pa. after picking up considerable ground in Philly, Inquirer/NYT/Siena poll findsA Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll taken in the week following the debate shows Harris with a 4-point lead among voters in the swing state, within the margin of error.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 19, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Why Pa. voters without college degrees are souring on DemocratsWhat the “diploma divide” does – and doesn’t – tell us about each party’s shifting fortunesAseem Shukla Sept. 6, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Why Pa. voters without college degrees are souring on DemocratsWhat the “diploma divide” does – and doesn’t – tell us about each party’s shifting fortunesAseem Shukla Sept. 6, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Growing support for Donald Trump in majority-Latino cities like Reading could help him win Pa.There were signs in 2020 that Donald Trump had made inroads with Latino voters in Pennsylvania. How they vote this November will be a key factor in determining the outcome.Sean Collins Walsh and Aseem Shukla Aug. 26, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Growing support for Donald Trump in majority-Latino cities like Reading could help him win Pa.There were signs in 2020 that Donald Trump had made inroads with Latino voters in Pennsylvania. How they vote this November will be a key factor in determining the outcome.Sean Collins Walsh and Aseem Shukla Aug. 26, 2024Link copied to clipboard
The five kinds of places that win you PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s voting habits reveal trends that aren’t likely to buck soon. Here’s what they show for November.Aseem Shukla and Julia Terruso Aug. 13, 2024Link copied to clipboard
The five kinds of places that win you PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s voting habits reveal trends that aren’t likely to buck soon. Here’s what they show for November.Aseem Shukla and Julia Terruso Aug. 13, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Philly summers are getting hotter, feeling worse, and lacking in reliefHigh temperatures are constant, overnight relief is lacking, and mugginess is on the rise, an Inquirer analysis shows.Aseem Shukla and Anthony R. Wood June 18, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Philly summers are getting hotter, feeling worse, and lacking in reliefHigh temperatures are constant, overnight relief is lacking, and mugginess is on the rise, an Inquirer analysis shows.Aseem Shukla and Anthony R. Wood June 18, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Trump voters care about the economy, Biden voters about abortion? It’s not that simple.Voters in Pa. list myriad reasons for choosing their candidate — not all of which line up with political stereotypes.Aseem Shukla May 15, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Trump voters care about the economy, Biden voters about abortion? It’s not that simple.Voters in Pa. list myriad reasons for choosing their candidate — not all of which line up with political stereotypes.Aseem Shukla May 15, 2024Link copied to clipboard
In deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward RepublicansThe trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.Anna Orso, Layla A. Jones, Julia Terruso, and Aseem Shukla Oct. 2, 2024Link copied to clipboard
In deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward RepublicansThe trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.Anna Orso, Layla A. Jones, Julia Terruso, and Aseem Shukla Oct. 2, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Can Kamala Harris win back support in Pa.’s Trump-friendly Rust Belt?Once Democratic strongholds, Nanticoke and former manufacturing towns like it across Pennsylvania started on a rightward shift that has been supercharged by Trump's populism.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 17, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Can Kamala Harris win back support in Pa.’s Trump-friendly Rust Belt?Once Democratic strongholds, Nanticoke and former manufacturing towns like it across Pennsylvania started on a rightward shift that has been supercharged by Trump's populism.Julia Terruso and Aseem Shukla Sept. 17, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Who are Pennsylvania’s undecided voters? | PA 2024 Newsletter🏛️ And a look at Trump’s legal challenges.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Fallon Roth, Jeremy Roebuck, Anna Orso, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 30, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Who are Pennsylvania’s undecided voters? | PA 2024 Newsletter🏛️ And a look at Trump’s legal challenges.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Fallon Roth, Jeremy Roebuck, Anna Orso, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 30, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Does Harris have a Scranton problem? Trump hopes so. | PA 2024 NewsletterThere’s not a ton of evidence so far that Harris will have a major problem in the Northeast.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Sean Collins Walsh, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 16, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Does Harris have a Scranton problem? Trump hopes so. | PA 2024 NewsletterThere’s not a ton of evidence so far that Harris will have a major problem in the Northeast.Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, Sean Collins Walsh, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, and Oona Goodin-Smith Aug. 16, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Just picking Shapiro probably won’t win Pa. for Harris. Or will it?Research suggests the bump from a VP pick's home state is small. But that might still matter in a state as tight as Pennsylvania.Aseem Shukla Aug. 5, 2024Link copied to clipboard
Just picking Shapiro probably won’t win Pa. for Harris. Or will it?Research suggests the bump from a VP pick's home state is small. But that might still matter in a state as tight as Pennsylvania.Aseem Shukla Aug. 5, 2024Link copied to clipboard
More than 40,000 New Jersey Democrats voted ‘uncommitted.’ Here are the areas with the most protest votes.Among New Jersey’s 21 counties, the highest share of “uncommitted” votes came in Passaic County in Northeast Jersey, where 18% of voters voted “uncommitted.”Aseem Shukla and Katie Bernard June 5, 2024Link copied to clipboard
More than 40,000 New Jersey Democrats voted ‘uncommitted.’ Here are the areas with the most protest votes.Among New Jersey’s 21 counties, the highest share of “uncommitted” votes came in Passaic County in Northeast Jersey, where 18% of voters voted “uncommitted.”Aseem Shukla and Katie Bernard June 5, 2024Link copied to clipboard