Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters who belong to unions is above average.
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The Electoral College system puts most of the attention on just a few states – and paints a target on those states’ voting systems.
At the time of independence, Pennsylvania was also at the geographical center of the 13 original Colonies. It remains a focal point of American politics, and a swing state.
From one perspective, Nevada’s political history is balanced. From another, it’s s pendulum swinging back and forth as people split their votes across party lines.
Both the Biden and Trump campaigns will work to mobilize their bases and maximize turnout among their supporters. But those votes alone will probably not be enough to ensure victory.
Wisconsin voters elected conservative and liberal politicians in almost equal numbers from 2008 to 2022 − in this election, issues such as abortion, the economy and immigration are key for voters.
Since 1992, Michigan voted reliably for Democratic presidential candidates. Then Donald Trump won the state in 2016, followed by Biden’s 2020 win in the state. Michigan is a ‘battleground state.’
Comparing states’ populations on a range of demographic and socioeconomic data reveals similarities and differences across the nation.
Ardent segregationist Lester Maddox became governor of Georgia after earning the admiration of white voters by refusing to integrate his chicken restaurant.
Ohio remains stuck with a deadline that won’t allow Joe Biden, running for reelection, to appear on the November ballot. The GOP-run Legislature does not appear to want to fix the problem.
Voters mostly did not cast their ballots for chief election administration officials who deny the 2020 election. But the hyperpartisan trend could further erode trust in elections.
Most of the election-related lawsuits now before state courts focus on fine details of election procedures. This can be a costly, time-consuming process for state courts.
Georgia once had ‘the South’s most racist governor,’ a man endorsed by the KKK. Now its senators are a Black pastor and a Jewish son of immigrants. A scholar of minority voters explains what happened.
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