U.S. Elections & Voters

An error in how the Census Bureau processed data from a national survey provided a rare window into how Brazilians living in the U.S. view their identity.

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

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.

Most U.S. adults say President Joe Biden (65%) and Republican leaders in Congress (61%) will be unsuccessful getting their agendas enacted in the next two years; only about a third say the president and GOP leaders will be successful. Republicans are less confident than Democrats in midterm vote counts – but more confident than they were after the 2020 election.

Most in advanced economies say voting, taking steps to reduce climate change and getting a COVID-19 vaccine are ways to be a good member of society; fewer say this about attending religious services.

U.S. Hispanics’ policy views do not always align with those of non-Latinos in the same party, recent surveys have found.

More Americans say it’s very important to vote in elections to be a good member of society than say the same about any other activity in the survey.

As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.

One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.

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