U.S. Census Bureau Statistics in School activities, historical pages, surveys and data commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The 2022 midterms featured the highest registration rates of the previous six congressional elections and high rates of early voting and mail-in ballot.

Despite concerns that voter turnout would be lower during the pandemic, the 2020 election had the century’s highest turnout.

New data from the Current Population Survey’s voting supplement examine voting methods in 2020 and changes from 2016 at the national and state levels.

The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to be the national capital. In 1871, President Grant signed into law the first single municipal government for D.C.

In the last presidential election, 70% of the voting-eligible population registered to vote and 61% voted. Almost 9 in 10 registered voters cast a ballot.

Hispanic voters made up more than half of the citizen voting-age population in 24 congressional districts in six states.

New Census Bureau data show that voting increased among all voting age and major racial and ethnic groups.

Interest in the My Congressional District tool peaked after the midterm elections and is expected to continue now that the new Congress is sworn in.

For only the second time since 1980, the share of non-Hispanic white voters did not drop since the last presidential election.