short readsFeb 16, 2023 22 states have ever elected a Black woman to Congress Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
short readsMar 10, 2023 Turnout in 2022 House midterms declined from 2018 high, final official returns show Nearly 107.7 million valid votes were cast in the 2022 House elections, representing about 45.1% of the estimated voting-eligible population.
short readsMay 5, 2023 Narrow majorities in U.S. House have become more common but haven’t always led to gridlock House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
short readsSep 20, 2023 Under Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals has become less European Pope Francis’ picks for the College of Cardinals have tilted the leadership structure away from its historic European base and toward countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
short readsMay 16, 2023 A Biden-Trump faceoff in 2024 wouldn’t be the first presidential rematch If a Biden-Trump rematch comes about in 2024, it would be the seventh presidential rematch in U.S. history, and the first since the 1950s.
short readsJan 3, 2023 118th Congress has a record number of women Women make up 28% of all members of the 118th Congress, a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.
short readsDec 8, 2022 In 2022 midterms, nearly all Senate election results again matched states’ presidential votes Only one of this year’s 35 Senate elections didn’t go the same way as the state’s 2020 presidential vote. The exception was Wisconsin.
short readsJan 25, 2023 Many countries in Europe get a new government at least every two years Belgium, Finland and Italy are among the European countries with the shortest median lengths of government.
short readsJan 11, 2023 118th Congress breaks record for lesbian, gay and bisexual representation Thirteen voting members of the 118th Congress identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – the highest number of openly LGB members in history.
short readsOct 19, 2023 Support for more political parties in the U.S. is higher among adults under age 50 26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.