US Democracy And Participation

Question 1

How much more in federal grants do swing states get each year compared to safe states?

Answer 1

$250 million

Question 2

What % of Black people voted democrat in 2020?

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

What % of the Hispanic vote did democrats lose in 2020

Answer 3

8%

Question 4

What % of the US electorate is white?

Answer 4

72%

Question 5

What % of women voted for Clinton vs Trump in 2016

Answer 5

• Clinton 54%
  Trump 39%

Question 6

In 2023, what % of money raised for Trump’s campaign was from small donors?

Answer 6

82%

Question 7

What % of black Protestants voted democrat

Answer 7

91%

Question 8

What % of White evangelicals are republicans?

Answer 8

78%

Question 9

What % of the republican and democrat vote share was from evangelicals?

Answer 9

Republicans - 34%
Democrats - 6%

Question 10

What % of Democrat voters in 2018 had a degree?

Answer 10

50%

Question 11

In 2020, What % of Republican voters didn’t have a degree

Answer 11

68%

Question 12

How many lobbyists do the NRA have

Answer 12

15

Question 13

How many lobbyists do the Brady Campaign have?

Answer 13

4

Question 14

How many members does the AARP have?

Answer 14

38 million

Question 15

How many lobbyists does the Tobacco industry have?

Answer 15

236

Question 16

Example of Interest group working to stop policy

Answer 16

AARP worked to stop sections of Obama’s ACA

Question 17

How many republican candidates registered with the FEC for 2024?

Answer 17

Nearly 400

Question 18

How many republican candidates took part in the 2024 primaries

Answer 18

5

Question 19

How much more money did Bloomberg raise compared to Biden in 2024 invisible primary

Answer 19

30 times more

Question 20

How many people watched the first republican TV debate 2024

Answer 20

13 million

Question 21

Are democratic primaries proportional or winner takes all?

Answer 21

Proportional

Question 22

Example of swing states getting more attention

Answer 22

94% of all campaigning done in 12 states

Question 23

What % of Democratic delegates are super delegates

Answer 23

15%

Question 24

How many more votes than trump did Clinton win in 2016

Answer 24

2 million

Question 25

How many more people do California have per electoral college vote compared to Wyoming

Answer 25

3.7 times more people per vote

Question 26

What % of Democrats have an unfavourable view of the Republican Party (and vice versa)

Answer 26

90%

Question 27

What % of the vote did Trump win in the first 5 primaries

Answer 27

59.5%

Question 28

What % of the first 5 primary vote did Reagan win in 1984 as an incumbent?

Answer 28

98.8%

Question 29

What % of Primary voters in New Hampshire said Trump would be unfit for office if he were convicted of a crime?

Answer 29

47%

Question 30

How many ballots did it take for McCarthy to become speaker?

Answer 30

15

Question 31

Example of Republicans being disunited

Answer 31

Failed to repeal ACA in 2017 despite holding house, senate and presidency

Question 32

Example of Democrats being disunited

Answer 32

Joe Manchin voted in line with Trump 50% of the time

Question 33

Example of Democrats being united

Answer 33

Unanimously (and repeatedly) supported Hakeem Jeffries for the house speakership