More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think
More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
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More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
A new analysis shows that relatively few people who voted in the 2018 midterms were persuaded to vote for a different party four years later.
Just 24% say the country’s problems could be better solved if presidents didn’t have to worry about Congress or the courts.
Three-quarters of Americans are familiar with the length of a Supreme Court appointment.
Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
Only a small share of Americans have heard a lot about redistricting in their state and a majority are not sure how they feel.
Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.
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