2020 Elections & Voting and Campaigns: Division
Voting in 2020 saw some familiar divides in the electorate and some that are new. Many observed there is a…
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2020 Elections & The Media: Disinformation
The 2020 election showed a rise in the power of social media, as well as the problems with social media.…
2020 Elections & The Constitution: The Popular Vote
The 2020 election saw attempts by the Trump campaign to convince state legislative leaders to overturn the results of the…
2020 Elections & The Electoral College Vote: Congressional Certification
On December 14th, 2020, electors that had been appointed by state legislatures of the 50 states and the district of…
2020 Elections & Congress: Party Composition
In the House of Representatives, Democrats in 2020 were defending a majority in the 435-member House. Republicans held 197 House…
2020 Elections & Civil Liberties: Campaigning
The 2020 election was the most expensive in history by a wide margin. More money was spent by candidates for…
2020 Elections & Public Opinion: The Polls
Before the election, respected national polls were showing Joe Biden receiving somewhere between 50 and 52 percent of the vote.…
2020 Elections & Parties: Differences in Voting Method and Policy Issues
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t a significant difference in the rates at which Democrats or Republicans cast their…