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The Growing Gender Gap and What It Means for America

The gender gap in American voters is a growing issue that has become more relevant during the last decade, and it could be a major factor in shaping this election. A recent New York Times/Siena poll suggests likely male voters… Read More

Independent Voters and the 2024 Election

More people appear to be getting sick of the two-party system that seems to force them to pick one of just two options, regardless of how they actually feel about the official party nominees. Despite not having a candidate for… Read More

Democracy and the Changing Tides of Popular Opinion

The Pew Research Center carried out a global survey of the views on democracy around the world. While this type of governance is still popular, people don’t seem to be as pleased with it as they once were. In fact,… Read More

Super Tuesday: The Biggest Day in Primary Voting

Since 1988, whoever won the presidential primaries and caucuses held on Super Tuesday in March (March 5, 2024) ended up the nominee for each political party. There is no day in the primary process with more states participating. And with… Read More

This Week in History: November 6 – 12

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” ~ Harry S. Truman Election Day and Presidential Elections November is the time of year Americans go to the voting booths and choose their local, state,… Read More

Finding the Facts on Midterm Elections

Midterms occur halfway through a president’s four-year term. These elections don’t have anything to do with choosing a president – they focus on voting for members of Congress, as well as state and local officials, like governors. All 435 seats… Read More

It’s Primary Season in the United States

It’s an election year in the United States, and the two main political parties are already preparing. In November, Americans will be voting on politicians to represent them in Congress, as well as various state offices, including governors. Each state… Read More

Feuds Erupt as States Redraw Voting Maps

Maps are being redrawn across America as states create new voting districts after the 2020 Census. Every ten years in America, we take a national census. That’s a survey every household has to answer, which allows the government to collect… Read More

‘Shaping’ the Nation: Is It Redistricting or Gerrymandering?

Our Founding Fathers knew when creating this nation, by the people and for the people, that safeguarding freedom should always be what drives government choices. As such, they built into the U.S. Constitution a rule that, every ten years, states… Read More

The Changing Way We Elect Presidents

Every four years, the United States goes through another presidential election. Most of the time, it probably seems straightforward, but there are a lot of things that have to happen in very specific ways, and sometimes – like with the… Read More

Solving Election Dilemmas

Even though Election Day 2020 has come and gone, there are still many questions about who actually won and how we declare a winner to begin with. Usually, elections are contested when someone accuses someone else of fraud or says… Read More

American Elections: A History of Controversy

Usually, presidential elections go smoothly, with a winner being declared immediately after Election Day. But, as we see now in 2020, that isn’t always the case. In fact, there have been several presidential elections throughout the nation’s history that suffered… Read More