In the 2022-2023 state legislative election cycle, 11 states had only one candidate for a majority of their state legislature races.

Since the 2020 election, 29 states have passed laws that make it harder for Americans to vote, including laws that limit early voting, institute stricter ID requirements, limit mail-in and absentee ballots, close polling places early, purge voter rolls, and more.

“News deserts”, counties that have zero or just one newspaper, make up 75% of Southern counties, compared to 50% of non-Southern counties.