Budgeting
Four interactive tools that put U.S. fiscal history in context — from 1789 to today.
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PresidentsCongressBudget
U.S. Budget Timeline
1789 – present
Presidential terms, Senate & House control, and budget surplus/deficit laid out side by side across American history.
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02
BudgetPartyAttribution
Budget Deficit, by Party
Who gets credit — or blame?
Bars coloured by the party that passed each budget vs. the party that spent it. Toggle attribution mode to compare.
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03
SpendingCategoriesDebt
Budget Breakdown by Category
Federal spending by category
A donut chart breaking down every dollar of federal outlays — Social Security, Medicare, Defense, Debt interest, and more.
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HistoryEventsAnnotations
Budget in Context
The story behind the numbers
An annotated history of U.S. deficits and surpluses as a share of GDP — from World War I to COVID.
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