Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.?
The U.S. ranks 31st out of 35 countries for voter turnout, based on voting age populace.
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How polls and campaign tactics are shaping up in critical states
This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval -- and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what's motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New…
Trump isn’t the only factor driving record Republican turnout
Through the latest round of voting on Tuesday, Republican turnout was 58 percent higher than at this point in the 2012 primaries. But there are several other factors contributing to the rise in primary GOP turnout that have little to…
2016 voters will be most diverse ever
Voters in this year’s presidential election will be some of the most diverse ever, according to the Pew Research Center. By Election Day, nearly one-in-three eligible voters will be Hispanic, black, Asian or any other racial and ethnic minority.
Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Gwen Ifill to break down a few things to watch for in tonight’s caucuses, including key areas for both parties, the kind of voters Democratic candidates are hoping for and an app that streamlines the…
As the first voters of 2016, Iowans play an outsize role in shaping the presidential primary races. Even so, only one in five registered voters in Iowa shows up to caucus, leaving just a sliver of partisan activists to anoint…
View NewsHour's interactive map to compare voter turnout as well as same-day registration laws state to state.
Final numbers are still being tallied, but at this point it looks pretty clear that turnout in these midterms was the lowest overall in 70 years. Turnout of the voting-eligible population was just 36.4 percent, according to the projection from…
Today in the Morning Line: Obama calls red-state Democrats “strong allies and supporters” But will Republicans using his lines against him in blue states work? The political communication world is flat Obama hands GOP another line: President Obama’s had…
