Economy
What is the Consumer Price Index, and what does the monthly CPI report mean for the US economy?
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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Elections & Government
Rules regarding registration and how to cast a ballot differ across states.
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Congress passed reconciliation bills for 77% of budget resolutions since 1981.
Elections & Government
Increases in younger and college-educated voters drove up turnout in 2018.
Elections & Government
Voter turnout surged in 2020 with increases in mail-in and early voting.
Elections & Government
About 24% of the government budget goes to costs that do not show up on the average consumer budget.
Elections & Government
US debt outstanding was at $30.3 trillion at the start of April 2022.
