As states move to expand the practice, relatively few Americans have voted by mail
The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
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The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
Nearly seven-in-ten registered voters say postponing state primary elections has been a necessary step to address the coronavirus outbreak.
A median of 77% across 34 countries surveyed use the internet at least occasionally or own an internet-enabled smartphone.
Most say cooperation with other countries is important in dealing with global threats, especially on the spread of infectious diseases.
Black and Hispanic worshippers are less likely than their white counterparts to say they have gone to a house of worship recently.
The spread of infectious diseases is the top concern in the U.S., UK, Japan and South Korea as global economic concerns grow.
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