From voter registration to mail-in ballots, how do countries around the world run their elections?
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
Regardless of how the runoff elections in Georgia go, the Senate will be closely divided next year. And that is part of a long-running trend.
Unified government at the beginning of a president’s first term has been the norm, especially for Democratic presidents.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
Just 20% of U.S. adults cited promoting democracy as a top foreign policy objective, putting it at the bottom of the list of 20 topics polled.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
In international surveys, Donald Trump has generally received lower ratings than either of his two predecessors.
Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.
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