The below analysis is based on the Associated Press VoteCast, an extensive survey of both voters and nonvoters that aims to tell the story behind election results. Conducted for the AP and Fox News by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, it’s a detailed snapshot of the American electorate that helps explain who voted, who didn’t vote, what issues they care about, how they feel about the candidates and why they voted the way they did — or didn’t vote at all.
Every year, the AP shares explainers that detail their prominent role in calling elections and their process for doing so. Among these include information on voter fraud, who can vote in U.S. elections, what is the Electoral College and the process of vote counting and how races are called.
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