Key facts about Black eligible voters in 2024
The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
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The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
In 24 places where detailed statistics are available, same-sex marriages in recent years have ranged from less than 1% to 3.4% of all marriages.
Unfavorable views of both Trump and Biden are more common among young adults and those who “lean” to a party.
The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, while the new Senate’s median age is 65.3 years.
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