Partisan divides over K-12 education in 8 charts
The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
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The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
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.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
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