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Concern about genetically modified foods is widespread, with about half of people in 20 publics saying these foods are unsafe to eat.

In the 2016 general election, voters submitted nearly 33.5 million mail ballots, but more than 400,000 (1.2% of the total) weren’t counted.

Government restrictions in 2018 were at their highest level since 2007, when Pew Research Center began tracking these trends.

Among the 25 most populous countries, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Russia had the highest levels of overall restrictions on religion in 2018, while Japan, South Africa, Italy, Brazil and the United States had the fewest restrictions.

In 2018, the global median level of government restrictions on religion – that is, laws, policies and actions by officials that impinge on religious beliefs and practices – continued to climb, reaching an all-time high since Pew Research Center began tracking these trends in 2007.

In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.

If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.

U.S. Border Patrol agents expelled or apprehended 15,862 migrants at the southwest border in April, down 47% from March.

Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.

Comparing U.S. voter turnout to other countries' depends very much on which country you’re looking at and which measuring stick you use.