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.
88% of Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal in any form.
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
The number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.
A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.
The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
Georgia’s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle.
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