A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.
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White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.
No lame-duck session in the nearly 5 decades for which data is available has been as legislatively productive as that of the 116th Congress.
Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
68% of the public does not want Donald Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.
In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.
Biden and Trump supporters tell us in their own words about America’s political divisions
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