R We The People?
An R Package for working with the White House's We The People API.
The package is currently focused on loading petition data, running ad-hoc analysis and exploratory visualizations.
Usage
install.packages('wethepeople')
library(wethepeople)
example(wethepeople)
# Load petitions
client <- WeThePeopleClientAPI()
petitions <- client$petitions()
# Make some eye candy
plot_issues_over_time(petitions)
plot_issues_pending_response(petitions)
Examples
There following images were generated using the package examples.
Petition Issues Over Time
Status by Creation Date
All Petitions' Title Word Cloud
All Petitions' Body Word Cloud
Single Petition Body and Title Word Cloud
