USA Facts – What are the basics of elections and voting in the US? Explore data on turnout rates, representation, and methods of voting. Turnout rate in federal elections for citizen voting-age population In 2020, 66.8% of the citizen voting-age population voted in the presidential election, the highest turnout since 1992.
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• What are the basics of elections and voting in the US?
• Do Americans turn out to vote?
• Voter turnout of citizen voting-age population
• Voter turnout by state
• Voting methods
• How are Americans represented in the federal government?
• Average population size represented by each House seat
• House seats by state
• How many people voted in the 2020 election?
• Votes counted in presidential elections
• Electoral college votes by state
• What parts of the government are involved in elections?
• Relevant government agencies and actors
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