Disaster declarations climb during re-election years

STATELINE INFOGRAPHIC Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton G.W. Bush re-election re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 1991 92 2000 01 02 03 07 08 09 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 L 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993II 1994 1995 I DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002I 2003II 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009 I 2010I 2011 . April 28 | Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 I 1997 DISASTERS 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003I 2004 2005 2006I 2007I 2008 2009 Jan. 26| Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010II 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock