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What We’re Grateful For In the Face of Attacks on Our Democracy

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Our democracy has been under threat in states around the country, and we at the American Democracy Minute want to express our gratitude for it and its resilience in these past two years.

Midterm Exit Poll Finds Younger Black, Latino and Women Voters Voted Overwhelmingly for Democrats

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Yesterday, we shared results from a Tufts University poll which found that the 27% turnout of young voters was critical to the outcome of the midterm election, particularly in battleground states. We have more from that poll today, including the turnout by young voters of color.

Younger Voters Turned Out and Were Critical to Outcomes in Battleground States

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

In September, we reported on expectations of a high turnout of younger voters in the 2022 midterms. Did that turnout materialize, and what were the consequences?

Not Counting Undated Absentee Ballots May Have Determined Outcome in PA House Race

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

We’re zooming in on Bucks County, Pennsylvania today, where the initial margin in a race for Pennsylvania’s 142nd state house district was just 53 votes. But this wasn’t just any race; this was a race which would determine control of the Pennsylvania legislature.

Connecticut & Arizona Voters Stand Up for Democracy With Ballot Measure Wins

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Besides big citizen initiative wins in Nevada and Michigan, ballot measures in Connecticut and Arizona were also consequential wins for Democracy for early voting, disclosing dark money, and the narrow defeat of a measure which could have made it more difficult to vote.