States routinely purge voter rolls in order to maintain accuracy in who is eligible to vote. Researchers from Everything Policy dug into the data to see who is purged, why they were purged, and how frequently purges happen. Are there differences across states based on the political affiliation of election officials?

Every election season, Americans are inundated with pre-election polls. Many times, polls offer different predictions of which candidates are ahead and who will win. And in recent elections, polls have significantly underestimated support for some presidential candidates. Do these outcomes indicate that polls are contaminated by partisan bias? Which polls should we pay attention to – if any?

Throughout the U.S., there is a huge backlog of immigration cases. Some involve individuals who were detained at the border. Other cases are individuals who failed to appear for immigration hearings after being allowed to enter the U.S.. Why can’t the undocumented be deported as soon as their status is determined? Why are new arrivals allowed to leave custody in the first place?