Dive into America's Midterm Map
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This fall, some voters will have dozens of elections on their ballots — even as many as 80. US voters live within a network of voting communities with different borders, issues, and interests.
USAFacts created America's Midterm Map to help citizens see where their unique vote fits into this election patchwork. This new visualization includes data on home prices, local income, public school enrollment, and more, because you should get to decide your vote using the record of how your community has fared during a candidate or party's time in office.
Here's a sample of what America's Midterm Map reveals:
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- A voting community is a group of people who will vote on one specific race. Races can be anything from a US senator to a railroad commissioner to a county clerk and many other positions.
- Some voting communities have almost 30 people, such as the community that will vote for town justice in Red House, New York. The state of California is the country's largest voting community (nearly 40 million), with voters choosing a US senator, a governor, and candidates in many other statewide offices.
- If Virginia's map looks fairly empty, that's because it is one of the few states that holds its legislative elections in off years.
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- Some voters, like those in Houston, will have as many as 80 races on their ballots this November.
- Public school enrollment fell during the pandemic and hadn't recovered as of fall 2021. In about one-third of school districts, fall 2021 enrollment was at least 5% lower than in fall 2019.
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- In 2020, congressional districts had average household incomes ranging from $52,000 in Kentucky's 5th to $210,000 in New York's 12th. Where did income in your congressional district stand? Find out here.
- Nevada and Idaho home prices have nearly tripled since 2010, far outpacing wage gains.
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- Last year in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to Phoenix, 4% of days met the Environmental Protection Agency's "good" air quality standards.
- The midterm map also empowers you to see crime trends. In big cities that reported data to the FBI, motor vehicle thefts rose 13% in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. Thefts were up 134% in Newark, New Jersey; 89% in Columbus, Ohio; and 81% in Tacoma, Washington.
No matter your passion — environment, law enforcement, education — America's Midterm Map is your resource for context on the races you'll vote on this November. Get the facts on elections near you and see how just one vote makes a difference. Click here and enter a zip code to get started.
Data behind the news
Political action committees (PACs) have spent more in 2022 than in any previous midterm election. Learn more about the role PACs, super PACs, and hybrid PACs play in elections.
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One last fact
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Prior to 2020, 60% of voters cast their ballots in person on Election Day. In response to COVID-19, many states expanded mail-in voting and increased the early voting period to prevent crowding at the polls. With those changes in place, almost 70% of voters used nontraditional methods to cast ballots in 2020.
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