More than 10,000 elections are held in an average year in the U.S.
On any given Tuesday — or other days of the week — there is an election being held somewhere in the U.S. And elections are not one-day events — they are processes that involve significant preparation by many dedicated people.
Why so many elections?
Elections are different from place to place:
Elections are local:
Data: 1. Election Audits Across the United States; 2. United States Census Bureau; 3. Federal Voting Assistance Program; 4. 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures.
Version 3.0.1. Information is current as of September 2023.