What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.
Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.
Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.
Polling organizations have taken close looks at how election surveys are designed, administered and analyzed. We are no exception.
In the 2016 general election, voters submitted nearly 33.5 million mail ballots, but more than 400,000 (1.2% of the total) weren’t counted.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
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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