Christian MilNeil

Portland Press Herald

Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.

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Published
August 1, 2016

If you could ask Donald Trump anything…

Donald Trump is expected to host a campaign event in Portland this Thursday. We want to know – if you had a chance to ask him anything, what would you ask?
Published
June 25, 2016

Charts: Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll results

All of our charts from the June 2016 Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll of over 600 Maine voters.
Published
May 19, 2016

Interactive: Population change in Maine towns, 2010-2015

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau on population growth among Maine’s municipalities indicate a growing urban-rural divide, with population growth limited to Greater Portland.
Published
March 25, 2016

Bad news lurks in Maine’s declining unemployment rate

While the jobless rate declines, the state’s workforce shrinks even more, showing signs of a significant labor shortage that economists have long predicted.
Published
March 3, 2016

Trump and LePage among nation’s top Google searches during Thursday’s rally

The search terms “Donald Trump, Maine, Paul LePage” briefly reached No. 3 among Google’s most searched topics during the Portland campaign stop.
Published
February 25, 2016

Maine interactive: 2015 data on car vs. moose collisions may surprise you

Explore our map to find out where most collisions occurred, time of day and month, and which collisions resulted in loss of life.
Published
February 18, 2016

Interactive: See which types of vehicles are most popular with Mainers

Explore Maine’s car registration data: Fords and Chevys prevail statewide, while Toyotas are most popular in the state’s urban areas.
Published
January 28, 2016

Maine heating fuel prices fall to lowest levels since 2004

This week’s heating fuel price survey by the Governor’s Energy Office also finds lower prices for kerosene and propane.
Published
January 18, 2016

Interactive map: Maine’s slow gains in racial diversity

Though the state as a whole remains one of the nation’s oldest and least diverse, every Maine county has grown more diverse since 1970.
Published
January 8, 2016

LePage and ‘D-Money’ light up Internet searches

Data from Google shows that the Maine governor’s racially charged comment got much attention on the Internet, with increased volumes of Google searches, news stories and social media posts.