Elections & Government
How do voting laws differ by state?
Rules regarding registration and how to cast a ballot differ across states.
Vote Facts 2022
This election season, inform your vote with nonpartisan data. Understand just what inflation is, or how economic recessions affect you and your neighbors with nonpartisan analysis of government metrics. Use the charts and articles below to see the numbers behind issues like education, crime, abortion, student debt, and immigration.
An informed populace is vital to a functioning democracy; ground your vote in facts.
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Here are four ways to make your vote an informed vote this election season:
1) Explore data on key election issues
3) Test your knowledge of government facts
3) Read the latest on voting and voters in the US
Elections & Government
What is the budget reconciliation process and why is it important?
Congress passed reconciliation bills for 77% of budget resolutions since 1981.
Elections & Government
Who turned out in the 2018 midterm elections?
Increases in younger and college-educated voters drove up turnout in 2018.
Elections & Government
How many Americans voted in 2020?
Voter turnout surged in 2020 with increases in mail-in and early voting.
Elections & Government
Spending by the dollar: how government and consumer budgets differ
About 24% of the government budget goes to costs that do not show up on the average consumer budget.
Elections & Government
Federal debts, deficits, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on both
US debt outstanding was at $30.3 trillion at the start of April 2022.