Slim majorities have become more common in the U.S. Senate and House
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.
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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.
Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
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 number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
In 2018, 59% of U.S. adults said there were too few women in high political offices, including 69% of women and 48% of men who said this.
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