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What are red states and blue states?

2024/10/4
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Voting is a way to express preferences and choose representatives in a democracy. In the US, it involves registering, receiving a ballot, and casting a vote, either in person at a polling place or via absentee ballot. Poll workers assist voters at polling places, and the process may vary slightly across states.
  • Voting is how citizens make choices about their representatives.
  • Absentee ballots allow voting outside of a polling place.
  • Poll workers facilitate the voting process.
  • An "I voted" sticker is a popular part of the experience.

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What is voting? Why (and how) do people vote? Why can’t kids vote? Why are there red and blue states (not to mention donkeys and elephants representing political parties)? How can someone win the most votes but still lose the presidential election? We’re answering kid questions about elections with Bridgett King, a political scientist at the University of Kentucky. 

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