The total number of votes (upvotes and downvotes) per month
Q&A for scientific skepticism
-- Number of Votes per Month -- The total number of votes (upvotes and downvotes) per month SELECT YEAR(v.CreationDate) year, MONTH(v.CreationDate) month, COUNT(*) votes_per_month, ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM posts p WHERE YEAR(p.CreationDate) = YEAR(v.CreationDate) AND MONTH(p.CreationDate) = MONTH(v.CreationDate) AND p.PostTypeId = 1 ) total_questions FROM votes v GROUP BY YEAR(v.CreationDate), MONTH(v.CreationDate) ORDER BY 1 DESC, 2 DESC