Outside the Beltway

A new study shows that Baby Boomers no longer account for the largest segment of voters in the United States.

Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.

Emmanuel Macron holds a decisive lead over Marine Le Pen as the French Presidential election heads into its final hours.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Today Colombians got to the polls to vote in a plebiscite on the FARC peace accord.

Given the consequences of a Brexit, one wonders why the referendum didn’t require more than just a simple majority to pass.

A new poll shows that public opinion about Donald Trump is at the lowest point its been since he entered the race. That bodes poorly for Trump, and for the the political party that has chosen to nominate him for President.

Hillary Clinton won the final Super Tuesday of the 2016 primary season, thus officially sending us into what promises to be among the most contentious General Election battles in recent memory.

In case anyone noticed: I got the Trump nomination wrong.

Bernie Sanders pulled off another win, but it puts him no closer to having a realistic chance of winning the nomination.

Bernie Sanders swept the Western Caucuses on Saturday, but Hillary Clinton remains in control in the delegate count.

Primary turnout is not predictive of general election outcomes.

Bernie Sanders won two of the three Democratic contests last night, but he fell further behind in the delegate count any way and isn’t very far from being mathematically eliminated.

Donald Trump won his third contest in a row in Nevada, putting him one step closer to inevitability.

Dare I say: hate the game, not the players?

Donald Trump is back on top, but the field below him remains as confused as ever.

Unless the polls are very wrong, it looks to be a good night for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Beyond that, there’s a lot that’s still up in the air.

It’s Election Day in Louisiana again, and voters have the same crappy choices they usually end up with.

To a large degree, the narrative you believe will govern the 2016 elections depend on which party you want to see win. But what’s the most likely outcome?

Today, many states and municipalities are having elections that will mostly attract Democrats.

California has become the second state to provide for automatic voter registration for all eligible voters when they obtain or renew a driver’s license.

Virginia Republicans are deciding later this week how they will make their choice in the 2016 Presidential Race. And they may end up regretting their decision.

Voters in Ireland have overwhelmingly approved a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage.

President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to adopt universal automatic voter registration.

A former Democratic state legislator in Virginia was re-elected last night despite the fact that he’s in jail.

Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.

An adviser close to Hillary Clinton is talking about expanding the Electoral College map in 2016, but even without such an expansion the GOP faces an uphill battle.

Another round of election losses is leading Democrats to contemplate the direction they should take going forward.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

This year was an especially acute case of no competition in Alabama.

Early voting is a still new idea in the United States, but one that has quickly spread to a majority of states. But, is it a good idea?

Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.

For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

Is former Senator Larry Pressler surging in his Independent bid to win back his old Senate seat?

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.

Turnout to date for the 2014 primaries is at record lows, but its unclear what that tells us about November.

A somewhat surprising win in Georgia.