The voting patterns of religious groups in the U.S. have been scrutinized since the presidential election for evidence of shifting allegiances among the faithful. Many have wondered if a boost in Catholic support was behind Biden’s win or if a dip in support among evangelicals helped doom Trump. But much […]
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The Inverted New Deal: Elites Vote Democratic; Working-Class, Republican
The topsy-turvy 2020 election shows just how much the New Deal coalition has come undone. In counties where a smaller percentage of residents held bachelor’s degrees, voters were more likely to support Donald Trump. In counties where a greater percentage of residents held bachelor’s degrees, voters were more likely to […]
Read MoreDespite COVID Concerns, Teams Venture Into Nursing Homes to Get Out the Vote
RALEIGH, N.C. — Each time Beverly Tucker visited a nursing home or long-term care facility this fall she brought along a rolling tote bag packed with supplies from the Durham County Board of Elections. Boxes of face masks and face shields. Latex gloves and cleaning wipes. Hand sanitizer from Mystic […]
Read MoreAbsentee Ballots Could Keep Voters Safe This Year. They May be Out of Reach for Some West Virginians.
This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. Just a few months ago, county clerks in all 55 West Virginia counties mailed applications for absentee ballots for the June 9th primary election to every registered voter. This was a big […]
Read MoreFact-Checking Trump’s Claim In Pa. That He’s ‘Putting Our Great Coal Miners Back To Work’
President Donald Trump returned to Pennsylvania on Tuesday for the first time since his COVID-19 hospitalization and told supporters at a rally in Johnstown that he’d revived the nation’s struggling coal mining industry. “We’re putting our great coal miners back to work,” Trump said. We wondered whether the president fulfilled a campaign promise he […]
Read MoreWhy Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.
The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10 percent, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard. Kathy spotted the long line of voters as she pulled into the […]
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