Drew DeSilver

Nearly 107.7 million valid votes were cast in the 2022 House elections, representing about 45.1% of the estimated voting-eligible population.

As concern about federal spending rises among both Democrats and Republicans, here's a primer on the national debt of the United States.

The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, while the new Senate’s median age is 65.3 years.

In the U.S. House, Freedom Caucus members and allies have less seniority than other Republicans and are more likely to come from the South.

Women make up 28% of all members of the 118th Congress, a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.

Only one of this year’s 35 Senate elections didn’t go the same way as the state’s 2020 presidential vote. The exception was Wisconsin.

The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.

Donald Trump’s decision to seek the White House again puts him among a small group of ex-presidents who have then run for elective office.

When comparing turnout among the voting-age population in recent national elections in 50 countries, the U.S. ranks 31st.

21% of the roughly 1,000 candidates for U.S. Senate, House or state governor on the fall ballot claim some degree of military experience.