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Voting eligibility

The rules and requirements for being eligible to vote in elections, including residency and registration requirements.

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Jan 26, 2026
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How many registered Democrats in the U.S.

Current reporting places the number of registered Democrats in the in a band between about people, with major data-aggregators clustering around the mid‑40 millions; the exact figure depends on which ...

Jan 25, 2026
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Are there public datasets linking criminal conviction records to political party registration in the U.S.?

Public sources exist for and for , but there is that links individual criminal conviction records to individual political party registration ; available public data are siloed by function (criminal re...

Jan 16, 2026

Are Aliens permitted to vote in US elections

Aliens (non‑U.S. citizens) are categorically barred from voting in federal elections; federal law makes it a crime for a noncitizen to vote for President, Vice President, members of Congress or other ...

Jan 15, 2026

Which U.S. states have “strict” photo voter ID laws and what exceptions do they allow?

A set of U.S. states are commonly described as having “strict” voter ID regimes—meaning voters who cannot present acceptable identification at the polling place are required to cast a provisional ball...

Jan 11, 2026

How did states verify voter eligibility and prevent noncitizen registration in 2024?

States in 2024 relied on a blend of federal law requirements, state-level data-matching, identity checks at registration and at the polls, and selective use of federal databases to verify voter eligib...

Jan 10, 2026

What would the Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act require, and which members have sponsored or opposed it?

The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act family of proposals would force members of Congress or candidates for federal office who hold citizenship in another country to disclose that status to ethics commi...

Jan 9, 2026

Have any non-citizens ever been elected to federal office in U.S. history?

No reliable evidence in the supplied sources shows that a person who was not a U.S. citizen at the time of election ever served in the U.S. House or Senate; the Constitution sets explicit citizenship ...

Jan 7, 2026

How do U.S. election offices verify eligibility of foreign‑born federal candidates, and what documentation do they require?

Election offices use a patchwork of state rules, federal data tools and administrative practices to check citizenship for voting and voter lists, but the provided reporting does not document a uniform...