Saturday, November 7, 2009

List of States with Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Based on the latest results from Maine and Washington, I can project that the following states would legalize same-sex marriage via referenda if an election were held today (percent of vote listed in parentheses):

California (50)
Connecticut (50)
Delaware (51)
District of Columbia (82)
Hawaii (61)
Illinois (51)
Maryland (51)
Massachusetts (51)
New York (51)
Rhode Island (52)
Vermont (57)

I have also projected the states that are expected to pass "everything but marriage" same-sex domestic partnership laws:

California (56)
Connecticut (56)
Delaware (57)
District of Columbia (88)
Hawaii (67)
Illinois (57)
Maine (53)
Maryland (57)
Massachusetts (57)
Michigan (52)
Nevada(50)
New Jersey (52)
New Mexico (52)
New York (57)
Oregon (52)
Pennsylvania (50)
Rhode Island (58)
Vermont (63)
Washington (53)
Wisconsin (51)

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Most Powerful Nation States in the World





* = Regional Power in more than one region

Superpowers=Countries with Index>0.600
World Powers=Countries with Index>0.200
Regional Powers=Countries with Index>0.050

GDP in Millions of US Dollars (Official Exchange Rate)
People (Population) in Thousands
GDP/Capita in Thousands of US Dollars (Official Exchange Rate)
Military (Expenditures) in US Dollars (Official Exchange Rate)

Note: The index score indicates each country's geopolitical power relative to the United States. For instance, a country with a score of 0.10 has about one tenth the geopolitical power and influence as the United States. This score is based on GDP, GDP per capita, population, and military spending statistics.