Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 primaries as COVID-19 spread
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
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1. Americans plan to follow election returns closely and most are confident their news sources will make the right call
Americans plan to pay close attention to Election Day 2020 results as they roll in. Roughly half of U.S. adults (48%) say they will follow Election Day results very closely, with another 32% who will do so fairly closely. A mere 6% plan to follow not at all closely. Registered voters supporting each of the […]
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4. Important issues in the 2020 election
With the country in the midst of a recession, nearly eight-in-ten registered voters (79%) say the economy will be very important to them in making their decision about who to vote for in the 2020 presidential election – the top issue of 12 included in the survey. The economy is consistently a top voting issue. […]
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2. News outlets with right-leaning audiences used fewer types of sources than those with left-leaning or mixed audiences
The sources journalists turn to are an important factor in any news story. Sources can affect the specific information the public receives, as well as whether the assessment of a president’s administration is positive or negative. This analysis measures the presence or absence of 13 different types of sources in each news story during Biden’s […]
