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US state legislation on tenant right to counsel (NOTE: does not indicate cities with tenant right to counsel)^[1]
No statewide TRTC
Some statewide TRTC passed
US state legislation on eviction sealing (NOTE: does not indicate cities with eviction sealing)
No statewide eviction sealing
Some statewide eviction sealing passed
Presidential candidates Trump and Clinton campaigned in 26 states, excluding their home state, during the 2016 United States presidential election.^[2]
Presidential candidates Trump and Harris campaigned in 17 states, excluding their home states, from August to November in the 2024 United States presidential election.^[3]
Common categorizations of time in time-use surveys. Time poverty is defined by a lack of discretionary time and can be caused by a number of factors.
Effects of a tenant right to counsel program in Washington.^[4] Orders of limited dissemination prevent evictions from appearing in tenant screening.
Bubble graphics depicting circular investments by AI companies became popular in October 2025.^[5]^[6] Some speculators have questioned the investment structure of the AI industry due to profitability and cash flow issues for major AI companies.^[7]
Five-day business hours coverage under a split four-day workweek model
Difference in working hours (orange) during waking hours between a typical 9 to 5 and the 996 schedule.
Differences in working hours during waking hours between six-hour workday, four-day workweek, and 9 to 5 work schedules
The definition of "working class" in the United States^[8] diverges from traditional class definitions which include blue-collar and white-collar workers, as well as underemployed and unemployed assetless individuals.
Possible representation in the congressional delegations of Connecticut and Oklahoma under the Fair Representation Act, which is designed to eliminate partisan gerrymandering.
Eviction mediators act as a neutral intermediary between two parties, regardless of capacity for self-representation.
Landlords often have more leverage than tenants during eviction proceedings, creating a challenge for mediation programs.^[9]
Typical model for a community land trust program.
Housing can vary widely in occupant ownership status and public investment.
Composition of the Supreme Court may have flipped if popular vote winners had successful nominations to the court.
In 18 states, representing 243 electoral votes, a plurality of voters chose to stay home rather than vote for any candidate.
Despite a 1:70 ratio of Wyoming to California voters as of 2020, both states are guaranteed two senators.
There have only been three filibuster-proof majorities since 1975, when cloture was reduced to 60 votes.^[10]
Soldiers' choices during war can result in psychological harm.
In this hypothetical example, Green and Yellow parties do not win elections but draw support from the bases of similar parties. After the spoiler effect prevents the more popular outcome, voters abandon the minority parties, creating a de-facto two-party system.
There is no uniform system of health insurance in the United States. Systems vary in who pays for health insurance, who provides healthcare, and where patients can go for covered care.
Managed care is known for using in-network and out-of-network providers to try to reduce cost of services. This reduces patients' choices in providers but may be cheaper than other non-single-payer options, such as point-of-service plans.
US state ag-gag legislation^[11]
  Statewide ag-gag law unsuccessful
  Statewide ag-gag ruled unconstitutional
  Statewide ag-gag law passed
  No ag-gag legislation
In 14 states, representing 223 electoral votes, a plurality of voters chose to stay home rather than vote for any candidate.^[12]
Individuals may still feel time poor with excess free time if they feel it has been wasted. This may be reduced by socializing, working out, or doing hobbies.^[13]
According to Césaire, fascism resembled the cruel machinery of European colonization of Africa in the 1890s.^[14]
Free-market globalization increases the labor supply by integrating foreign jobseekers who often work for low wages.
Worldwide communication allowed customer service interactions to be outsourced to low-wage countries, particularly in call centers.
While Trump's total number of votes increased each election,^[15] Democratic support rose from 2016 to 2020 and then fell in 2024. Turnout followed Democratic support trends.
Party control of the US presidency flipped four times from 1880 to 1896 during a period of anti-incumbency.
On the left is a hypothetical distribution of 12 single-member United States House seats in four states (A-D). On the right is a theoretical distribution of seats in the same states using a single transferable vote system with three members per district.
Relocation of factories, known as physical restructuring, often occurs as a result of free trade policies between high-wage and low-wage countries.
Unlike in realignment where voters switch parties, under dealignment voters become detached in part (party ID) or in whole (nonvoting) from their previous parties without aligning with a new one.
"Gut and Go" procedures allow some state legislatures to add controversial legislation to partially passed bills in order to circumvent public hearings.^[16]
Results of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, which used PR (including STV)
If Humphrey's method were applied to the 1956 election, it would have given Stevenson 130 more EVs (204 total), resulting in him receiving 38% of the total.
Since the Lodge-Gosset method did not award 2 EVs for statewide winners, smaller states (such as the Dakotas) would allocate more votes for non-statewide winners.
The Lodge-Gosset method would have given Stevenson in 1956 a total of 230 EVs (43% of the total), resulting in a closer match to the popular vote (42%).
On the left are the results of the last first-past-the-post election in New Zealand before the implementation of MMP in 1996. PR systems aim to align vote percentage with seat distribution. The 1996 seat results match the popular vote more closely.
On top is an estimate by Fairvote of party results in US House races in California under the Fair Representation Act.^[17] Below is an example of a party-list system that more directly elects candidates in proportion to their vote share. How many seats would go to new parties is a matter of debate among American political scientists.
Many cities in the United States use block voting, which allows a voter to cast one vote per open seat. Since block voting is a FPTP election and not proportional (as in party-list on the right), it typically elects a landslide slate of candidates.
During the 2026 midterms, 270toWin projected only 77 out of 435 seats were not "safe" for either party in the House (17.7% of the total).^[18] PR advocates say it could increase the number of competitive seats.
On the right is a sample map of Louisiana under the Fair Representation Act showing more compact multi-member districts than the 2025 Louisiana's congressional district FPTP map. It has the ability to elect two Black representatives in the state, complying with the VRA.^[19]
Results of the 1939 New York City council election by borough using STV.^[20]
PR systems vary in how voters choose who represents them. In some systems, people vote for parties, and in others, people vote for candidates. Currently, voters in all US elections vote for candidates, not parties.
Some advocates for expanding the House include the adoption of proportional representation, which could introduce more parties into Congress. Lee Drutman's proposed CA delegation uses the cube root rule.^[21]