Here’s a look back at some of the closest races of elections past and an assessment of just how common such races are.

Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.

A median of 62% of adults across the 14 countries surveyed this summer generally believe most people can be trusted.

A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.

Just 21% of Americans say relations between Republicans and Democrats will get better in the coming year; 37% expect relations to worsen.

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.

A median of 60% across 10 surveyed member countries have a favorable view of the political and military alliance.

The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.

Donald Trump has granted 28 pardons and 16 commutations. That’s the lowest total of any president since at least William McKinley.

As election returns rolled in – albeit more slowly than in recent years – Americans were tuning in closely. They also, for the most part, gave their news sources positive marks for the coverage of the returns, though Republicans were less likely to do so than Democrats.