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    Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign 2020 – and the start of another
    We developed this explainer to help people understand how, and why, the complex U.S. electoral process is even more so this time around.
    Democrats’ advantage over Republicans among Florida registered voters has shrunk since 2016
    More Floridians have registered to vote as Republicans than Democrats since the 2016 presidential elections.
    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.
    Americans’ expectations about voting in 2020 presidential election are colored by partisan differences
    Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
    Biden supporters in states where it is hardest to vote by mail are most concerned about voting this fall
    About six-in-ten registered voters in the five U.S. states where elections are conducted entirely by mail expect voting to be easy.
    Election 2020: Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting
    With less than three months until Election Day, Joe Biden has an advantage over Donald Trump among registered voters. But support for Trump is much stronger.
    As COVID-19 cases increase, most Americans support ‘no excuse’ absentee voting
    65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
    A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality
    A hundred years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country.
    As states move to expand the practice, relatively few Americans have voted by mail
    The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
    Older people account for large shares of poll workers and voters in U.S. general elections
    Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.

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