short readJun 29, 2021 More U.S. locations experimenting with alternative voting systems We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.
reportMay 17, 2021 Americans See Broad Responsibilities for Government; Little Change Since 2019 The share of adults who are โbasically contentโ with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.
reportMay 13, 2021 How U.S. Lawmakers Have Discussed Asian Americans on Social Media From 2016 through 2019, lawmaker mentions of Asian Americans on social media โ either of the population at large or of smaller subgroups โ followed a relatively predictable pattern.
short readMar 12, 2021 When it comes to raising the minimum wage, most of the action is in cities and states, not Congress The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
short readMar 4, 2021 With fewer state governments divided by party than in years past, GOP has edge in redistricting When legislatures get the data to draw new congressional maps, Republicans will drive that process in 20 states, versus 11 for Democrats.
short readFeb 17, 2021 Under Trump, the federal prison population continued its recent decline The number of federal prisoners sentenced to more than a year behind bars decreased by 5% between 2017 and the end of 2019.
short readFeb 12, 2021 Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 14% of the 117th Congress At least 76 of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country.
short readFeb 12, 2021 Boomers, Silents still have most seats in Congress, though number of Millennials, Gen Xers is up slightly Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.
short readJan 28, 2021 Racial, ethnic diversity increases yet again with the 117th Congress 124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
short readJan 25, 2021 Though not especially productive in passing bills, the 116th Congress set new marks for social media use Voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020.