US electorate in figures

The US presidential election in November promises to be closely fought – and exceptionally raucous. Unprecedented amounts of money will be spent during the campaign, much of it on ‘attack ads’. Here are five statistics to help sort out the issues from the noise.

The World Today Published 1 June 2012 Updated 5 October 2020 2 minute READ

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