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.
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Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
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A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Many Americans are heading into the 2020 election with a sense of uncertainty that goes beyond their traditional concerns over who will win.
The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
Nearly seven-in-ten registered voters say postponing state primary elections has been a necessary step to address the coronavirus outbreak.
Overall, 70% of U.S. adults favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to.
Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.
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