Janakee Chavda Archives

Publications

featureMay 8, 2025

Americans’ Trust in One Another

Americans trust each other less than they did a few decades ago. We explore why this is, and why some are more trusting than others.
short readsFeb 27, 2025

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress

In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in the House and 19 in the Senate.
featureMar 13, 2024

How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve

We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
decodedOct 12, 2023

Improving our website’s accessibility with alt text for charts

Our approach to alt text – and overall website accessibility – has evolved in recent years.
short readsFeb 28, 2023

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress

At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
short readsJun 29, 2021

More U.S. locations experimenting with alternative voting systems

We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.