Drew DeSilver

A small but significant share of car owners in the U.S. have traded filling up for plugging in, and many more are thinking of joining them.

Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.

We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.

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Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.

When legislatures get the data to draw new congressional maps, Republicans will drive that process in 20 states, versus 11 for Democrats.

Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.

Only six states now have U.S. senators of different parties – the smallest number of split delegations in more than a century.

Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.