Published February 2026

Presidential disaster declarations are an important executive power in the U.S. system of disaster governance. This project analyzes data from Open FEMA on disaster declaration activities under the 2nd Trump Administration and compares them to previous administrations. For complete analysis, visit my Substack.

Live Dashboard: Presidential Disaster Declarations Under the 2nd Trump Administration
Published February 2026

Visualization: Declarations and Denials vs. State Political Lean
Published February 2026 | Updated June 2026

Visualization: Declarations by Administration
Published February 2026 | Live updating

Visualization: Denial Rate by Administration
Published February 2026 | Live updating

Visualization: Days From Request to Decision
Published February 2026 | Live updating

Visualization: Declarations and Denials by Year and Administration
Published February 2026 | Live updating

Visualization: Time-to-Decision by Year and Administration
Published February 2026 | Live updating

Disclaimer: These analyses are based on data from FEMA's API and are works-in-progress. If you have questions or find an error, please contact me.