Traffic
I. Annual Traffic Stats - Last 10 years
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
TOTALS
(2004-2018) |
USERS |
3,826,232 |
6,060,232 |
9,832,598 |
15,775,324 |
16,626,661 |
20,314,432 |
23,396,504 |
27,873,970 |
25,054,421 |
23,674,905 |
193,221,918 |
PAGEVIEWS |
13,669,681 |
16,904,113 |
20,749,501 |
33,795,697 |
32,274,934 |
39,226,731 |
46,188,630 |
61,792,600 |
50,557,613 |
48,892,545 |
411,746,157 |
II. Users (formerly Unique Visitors) by Month, Quarter, and Year - Metrics since we started on July 12, 2004
Year |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Q1 |
Apr. |
May |
June |
Q2 |
July |
Aug. |
Sep. |
Q3 |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Q4 |
Total |
2019 |
1,930,647 |
2,191,936 |
2,437,923 |
6,560,506 |
2,410,334 |
2,089,299 |
887,108 |
5,386,751 |
691,041 |
777,667 |
1,387,117 |
2,855,825 |
1,419,877 |
1,423,738 |
- |
- |
17,646,697 |
2018 |
2,230,957 |
2,645,093 |
2,858,546 |
7,734,596 |
2,705,480 |
2,313,968 |
1,249,991 |
6,269,439 |
1,025,018 |
1,062,567 |
1,678,751 |
3,766,336 |
2,129,376 |
2,192,629 |
1,582,529 |
5,904,534 |
23,674,905 |
2017 |
2,445,319 |
2,682,131 |
2,936,153 |
8,063,603 |
2,501,421 |
2,344,501 |
1,239,363 |
6,085,285 |
1,036,903 |
1,098,253 |
1,800,293 |
3,935,449 |
2,400,998 |
2,658,937 |
1,910,149 |
6,970,084 |
25,054,421 |
2016 |
2,121,957 |
2,647,774 |
2,838,370 |
7,608,101 |
2,751,655 |
2,303,125 |
1,248,145 |
6,302,925 |
1,126,290 |
1,259,332 |
2,251,496 |
4,637,118 |
3,414,481 |
3,926,604 |
1,984,741 |
9,325,826 |
27,873,970 |
2015 |
2,145,345 |
2,410,845 |
2,627,255 |
7,183,445 |
2,571,121 |
2,095,541 |
1,321,160 |
5,987,822 |
1,076,657 |
1,028,597 |
1,626,933 |
3,732,187 |
2,223,312 |
2,456,303 |
1,813,435 |
6,493,050 |
23,396,504 |
2014 |
1,799,221 |
1,877,471 |
2,117,568 |
5,794,260 |
2,123,440 |
1,839,749 |
1,060,688 |
5,023,877 |
1,029,196 |
873,690 |
1,396,112 |
3,298,998 |
2,022,167 |
2,421,619 |
1,753,511 |
6,197,297 |
20,314,432 |
2013 |
1,402,474 |
1,493,305 |
1,609,304 |
4,505,083 |
1,748,024 |
1,404,674 |
783,505 |
3,936,203 |
749,041 |
812,012 |
1,268,897 |
2,829,950 |
1,840,444 |
1,971,175 |
1,543,806 |
5,355,425 |
16,626,661 |
2012 |
1,094,009 |
1,341,928 |
1,372,540 |
3,808,477 |
1,419,123 |
1,201,406 |
711,255 |
3,331,784 |
677,807 |
707,576 |
1,267,227 |
2,652,610 |
2,240,454 |
2,399,096 |
1,342,903 |
5,982,453 |
15,775,324 |
2011 |
650,654 |
800,412 |
964,474 |
2,415,540 |
929,889 |
857,710 |
470,894 |
2,258,493 |
445,478 |
457,463 |
792,994 |
1,695,935 |
1,132,775 |
1,380,131 |
949,724 |
3,462,630 |
9,832,598 |
2010 |
438,194 |
511,518 |
652,502 |
1,602,214 |
629,981 |
508,055 |
315,254 |
1,453,290 |
293,348 |
287,781 |
454,518 |
1,035,647 |
638,092 |
785,814 |
545,175 |
1,969,081 |
6,060,232 |
2009 |
220,716 |
273,654 |
332,108 |
826,478 |
363,180 |
314,672 |
193,559 |
871,411 |
226,516 |
172,019 |
285,504 |
684,039 |
479,705 |
552,137 |
412,462 |
1,444,304 |
3,826,232 |
2008 |
183,930 |
228,045 |
276,757 |
688,732 |
302,650 |
262,227 |
161,299 |
726,176 |
188,763 |
143,349 |
237,920 |
570,032 |
399,754 |
460,114 |
343,718 |
1,203,586 |
3,188,526 |
2007 |
120,216 |
149,049 |
180,887 |
450,152 |
197,810 |
171,390 |
105,424 |
474,624 |
123,375 |
93,692 |
155,503 |
372,570 |
261,277 |
300,728 |
224,653 |
786,658 |
2,084,004 |
2006 |
73,752 |
91,441 |
110,973 |
276,166 |
121,356 |
105,147 |
64,677 |
291,180 |
75,690 |
57,480 |
95,401 |
228,571 |
160,293 |
184,496 |
137,824 |
482,613 |
1,278,530 |
2005 |
51,217 |
63,501 |
77,065 |
191,783 |
84,275 |
73,019 |
44,915 |
202,209 |
52,563 |
39,917 |
66,251 |
158,731 |
111,314 |
128,122 |
95,711 |
335,147 |
887,870 |
2004 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
47,015 |
35,704 |
59,258 |
141,977 |
99,566 |
114,599 |
85,609 |
299,774 |
441,751 |
III. Pageviews by Website and Year [Launch Date]
Site |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
TOTAL PAGEVIEWS BY YEAR |
13,669,681 |
16,904,113 |
20,749,501 |
33,795,697 |
32,274,934 |
39,226,731 |
46,188,630 |
61,792,600 |
50,557,613 |
48,892,545 |
% Increase (or decrease) over Prior Year
|
26% |
24% |
23% |
63% |
-5% |
22% |
18% |
19% |
-18% |
-13% |
|
2,034,143 |
2,809,316 |
3,507,853 |
5,105,572 |
5,496,763 |
6,225,252 |
7,663,313 |
9,298,080 |
10,527,727 |
11,919,615 |
1. 2008 Election
[Dec. 12, 2007]
[archived Jan. 19, 2009] |
193,717 |
191,358 |
182,690 |
228,867 |
74,836 |
50,256 |
47,720 |
62,674 |
38,844 |
26,637 |
2. 2012 Election
[Oct. 24, 2011]
[archived Jan. 22, 2013] |
- |
- |
248,629 |
5,331,100 |
493,365 |
351,261 |
365,057 |
357,816 |
132,216 |
62,193 |
3. 2016 Election
[Nov. 3, 2015]
[archived Jan. 21, 2017] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
222,866 |
13,502,374 |
651,974 |
274,214 |
4. Abortion
[Apr. 21, 2010] |
- |
63,319 |
226,530 |
574,602 |
846,436 |
1,038,967 |
1,046,049 |
1,203,846 |
1,448,242 |
1,627,085 |
5. ACLU
[July 12, 2004] |
390,269 |
339,712 |
288,212 |
303,789 |
251,179 |
244,299 |
324,618 |
294,733 |
361,526 |
317,925 |
6. Alternative Energy
[Mar. 2, 2009] |
173,747 |
182,049 |
271,545 |
332,588 |
299,271 |
394,343 |
540,495 |
474,509 |
518,683 |
393,518 |
7. Animal Testing
[Oct. 22, 2013] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
86,408 |
947,899 |
1,474,669 |
1,752,416 |
1,844,073 |
2,002,716 |
8. Big Three Auto
[Dec. 3, 2008]
[archived May, 15, 2009] |
52,895 |
29,055 |
26,133 |
25,733 |
14,932 |
16,729 |
18,705 |
17,596 |
12,937 |
6,500 |
9. Born Gay
[July 12, 2004] |
408,597 |
353,859 |
312,450 |
348,667 |
258,175 |
283,566 |
428,463 |
407,203 |
514,608 |
413,953 |
10. Cell Phones
[Sep. 24, 2009] |
21,260 |
68,368 |
113,005 |
146,884 |
193,231 |
404,464 |
563,556 |
517,287 |
487,657 |
438,264 |
11. Churches and Taxes
[Nov. 11, 2011] |
- |
- |
5,576 |
51,687 |
72,494 |
93,559 |
124,411 |
129,160 |
120,918 |
87,322 |
12. Climate Change
[June 15, 2010] |
- |
18,815 |
56,322 |
122,047 |
133,927 |
202,171 |
337,411 |
466,157 |
751,064 |
527,511 |
13. Clinton
[Oct.18, 2010] |
- |
4,711 |
18,699 |
61,841 |
67,529 |
68,171 |
96,614 |
170,019 |
107,185 |
69,045 |
14. College Education
[Sep. 30, 2013] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
64,328 |
307,473 |
517,837 |
602,283 |
641,667 |
609,576 |
15. College Football
[Nov. 20, 2009]
[archived Sep. 19, 2012] |
4,478 |
41,347 |
80,563 |
103,876 |
82,402 |
90,054 |
98,755 |
87,126 |
46,921 |
23,267 |
16. Concealed Guns
[Mar. 31, 2010] |
- |
38,141 |
117,652 |
218,651 |
255,380 |
356,242 |
397,735 |
269,942 |
250,854 |
231,850 |
17. Corporate Tax Rate & Jobs
[Dec. 13, 2012] |
- |
- |
- |
2,697 |
27,886 |
34,516 |
38,804 |
60,975 |
66,147 |
39,887 |
18. Cuba Embargo
[Dec. 20, 2012] |
- |
- |
- |
998 |
115,281 |
151,643 |
219,219 |
150,271 |
207,059 |
83,599 |
19. D.A.R.E
[Feb. 18, 2010]
[archived June 22, 2017] |
- |
44,366 |
57,979 |
70,396 |
82,500 |
108,390 |
142,205 |
142,196 |
115,855 |
41,204 |
20. Death Penalty
[July 31, 2008] |
1,178,926 |
1,365,900 |
1,704,208 |
2,310,308 |
2,738,476 |
2,963,184 |
3,500,008 |
3,315,636 |
3,430,422 |
3,340,328 |
21. Drinking Age
[July 29, 2009] |
84,827 |
483,982 |
771,514 |
1,071,745 |
1,357,435 |
1,665,960 |
1,847,107 |
1,978,358 |
1,891,116 |
1,662,058 |
22. Drones
[Dec. 19, 2013] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,457 |
189,187 |
293,561 |
235,366 |
209,608 |
130,867 |
23. Euthanasia
[Jan. 8, 2007] |
1,525,458 |
1,397,340 |
1,380,648 |
1,544,794 |
1,809,326 |
2,301,613 |
2,344,867 |
2,061,278 |
1,918,361 |
1,739,286 |
24. Felon Voting
[May 1, 2007] |
189,704 |
204,472 |
202,554 |
518,273 |
311,372 |
400,508 |
416,759 |
712,330 |
405,671 |
434,603 |
25. Gay Marriage
[Sep. 16, 2010] |
- |
36,629 |
291,234 |
1,076,112 |
2,127,946 |
3,162,468 |
2,437,944 |
1,093,462 |
950,009 |
801,328 |
26. Gold Standard
[Dec. 31, 2012] |
- |
- |
- |
236 |
33,939 |
45,555 |
65,592 |
69,957 |
57,227 |
39,090 |
27. Golf
[May 24, 2012] |
- |
- |
- |
24,666 |
65,188 |
81,002 |
106,807 |
107,982 |
114,979 |
115,678 |
28. Gun Control
[June 19, 2015] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
545,290 |
2,101,938 |
2,222,235 |
3,242,940 |
29. Illegal Immigration
[Nov. 26, 2007] |
830,484 |
950,537 |
896,779 |
1,016,722 |
1,002,166 |
1,163,931 |
1,518,481 |
1,740,347 |
2,143,108 |
1,630,914 |
30. Insider Trading by Congress
[May 30, 2008]
[archived Apr. 18, 2012] |
61,929 |
53,433 |
77,890 |
100,066 |
40,872 |
26,637 |
35,083 |
33,276 |
23,023 |
12,377 |
31. Israeli - Palestinian Conflict
[July 12, 2004] |
932,438 |
729,807 |
784,798 |
803,719 |
522,958 |
580,452 |
678,719 |
591,067 |
736,375 |
601,642 |
32. Local Elections
[Oct. 7, 2014] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15,225 |
6,574 |
6,748 |
1,435 |
717 |
33. Medical Marijuana
[July 12, 2004] |
2,883,024 |
4,104,726 |
4,158,569 |
5,409,859 |
5,730,508 |
6,803,091 |
5,684,092 |
4,645,581 |
4,056,265 |
2,661,755 |
34. Milk
[Sep. 28, 2008] |
382,535 |
375,385 |
406,819 |
496,169 |
453,441 |
502,126 |
686,403 |
739,004 |
803,739 |
774,627 |
35. Minimum Wage
[Mar. 31, 2016] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
551,943 |
899,316 |
701,574 |
36. Obamacare
[Sep. 2, 2010] |
- |
91,026 |
302,673 |
587,052 |
477,188 |
283,400 |
208,932 |
205,164 |
215,028 |
101,092 |
37. Obesity
[Dec. 28, 2009] |
408 |
63,524 |
104,427 |
151,426 |
168,162 |
190,638 |
250,337 |
246,791 |
286,348 |
252,678 |
38. Prescription Drug Ads
[June 8, 2009] |
- |
37,261 |
54,551 |
54,291 |
56,897 |
130,288 |
188,022 |
210,937 |
201,314 |
202,429 |
39. Prostitution
[May 14, 2007] |
1,088,046 |
1,185,051 |
1,409,034 |
1,679,769 |
1,529,576 |
1,438,332 |
1,381,245 |
1,132,796 |
1,026,387 |
904,417 |
40. Reagan
[Oct. 18, 2010] |
- |
6,068 |
29,149 |
68,657 |
67,057 |
80,523 |
146,762 |
296,734 |
348,367 |
200,071 |
41. Recreational Marijuana
[Feb. 13, 2018] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,168,546 |
42. Right to Health Care
[Sep. 18, 2009] |
34,689 |
114,971 |
176,006 |
264,979 |
196,549 |
194,142 |
283,460 |
368,313 |
530,613 |
438,365 |
43. School Uniforms
[Sep. 10, 2014] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
213,980 |
1,392,112 |
2,014,619 |
2,045,991 |
2,026,633 |
44. Social Networking
[Oct. 14, 2009] |
19,431 |
148,761 |
495,421 |
702,026 |
874,099 |
941,226 |
1,065,101 |
975,429 |
1,012,671 |
1,122,141 |
45. Social Security
[Nov. 24, 2009] |
2,132 |
49,980 |
92,181 |
89,199 |
64,581 |
69,734 |
78,246 |
117,989 |
73,871 |
54,601 |
46. Sports and Drugs
[Dec. 29, 2008] |
263,841 |
293,119 |
383,612 |
564,958 |
620,488 |
649,396 |
902,520 |
991,543 |
755,402 |
559,061 |
47. Standardized Tests
[June 22, 2011] |
- |
- |
68,608 |
332,923 |
520,187 |
605,757 |
895,214 |
773,339 |
717,392 |
623,092 |
48. Tablets vs. Textbooks
[Nov. 20, 2012] |
- |
- |
- |
38,217 |
358,989 |
470,189 |
571,842 |
570,942 |
575,414 |
482,993 |
49. Teacher Tenure
[Jan. 13, 2011] |
- |
- |
86,964 |
121,075 |
103,182 |
124,916 |
119,529 |
103,667 |
112,979 |
77,941 |
50. Under God in the Pledge
[July 12, 2004] |
312,547 |
264,531 |
303,217 |
386,136 |
331,956 |
336,910 |
570,799 |
527,131 |
479,856 |
428,456 |
51. US - Iraq War
[July 12, 2004]
[archived Dec. 31, 2011] |
480,905 |
409,807 |
357,851 |
287,326 |
166,644 |
160,780 |
256,129 |
226,276 |
180,412 |
129,665 |
52. Vaccines for Kids
[Jan. 18, 2010] |
- |
46,508 |
101,814 |
209,177 |
281,757 |
518,560 |
1,318,332 |
1,260,947 |
1,555,167 |
1,473,208 |
53. Vegetarianism
[Apr. 21, 2011] |
- |
- |
63,990 |
193,050 |
304,206 |
420,901 |
444,643 |
489,684 |
490,091 |
400,017 |
54. Video Games and Violence
[Dec. 9, 2009] |
- |
148,878 |
348,160 |
527,988 |
899,866 |
1,052,598 |
1,196,926 |
1,201,461 |
1,136,370 |
1,100,747 |
55. Voting Machines
[May 23, 2006] |
60,074 |
57,271 |
51,114 |
70,469 |
55,048 |
49,523 |
52,011 |
108,826 |
58,295 |
52,498 |
56. WTC Muslim Center
[Oct. 5, 2010]
[archived June 3, 2013] |
- |
27,212 |
34,843 |
32,051 |
22,088 |
24,744 |
30,679 |
19,076 |
13,615 |
8,229 |
TOTAL PAGEVIEWS BY YEAR |
13,669,681 |
16,904,113 |
20,749,501 |
33,795,697 |
32,274,934 |
39,226,731 |
46,188,630 |
61,792,600 |
50,557,613 |
48,892,545 |
% Increase (or decrease) over Prior Year |
26% |
24% |
23% |
63% |
-5% |
22% |
18% |
19% |
-18% |
-13% |
Site |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IV. Definitions and Notes
- "Users." Google replaced the term "unique visitors” with "users" on Apr. 16, 2014 and said the terms mean the same thing. "Unique visitors" (aka "users") are defined by Google Analytics as (as of June 27, 2013): "Unique Visitors represents the number of unduplicated (counted only once) visitors to your website over the course of a specified time period. A Unique Visitor is determined using cookies." ProCon.org determines unique visitors each month then adds all the monthly data together for the year's total.
- "Pageviews" are defined by Google Analytics as (as of Jan. 19, 2018): "Pageviews is the total number of pages viewed. Repeated views of a single page are counted."
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