Elections 2020

Nearly $14 billion will be spent by the parties and campaigns this year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That’s more than double what was spent in 2016.

As of 4 a.m. Eastern time, Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden still were locked in tight races in a handful of battleground states.

Sorting through mail-in ballots takes significantly more time than in-person voting.

Markets are up on investor hopes that a Joe Biden victory in the U.S. presidential election might lead to more economic stimulus.

Analysts predict the outcome of the election will play a key role in what legislation makes it through the legislative process before the end of this year.

Andrea Hailey, CEO of the nonprofit Vote.org, thinks making Election Day a national holiday would go far in increasing turnout.

Many Americans view the "I voted" sticker as a symbol of pride, but do they increase voter turnout?

As president-elect, Trump cut a deal to keep a manufacturing plant in Indiana. But the industry's workers have still taken a hit.

One computer science professor says there are too many uncertain variables with our current internet structure to try voting online.

And, for the country's citizens, 99% of public services happen online. Voting was added to that list in 2005.