Welcome to American politicking. As the polling booths close one by one, here’s what to watch out for after the US election ...

Al Jazeera looks at the US economy, demographics, geography and other indicators ahead of the November 5 elections.

A map showing the 50 states in the US and the political party that each of them votes for, image There are 50 states in the US and most of them vote for the same party – Democratic or Republican ...

‘Swing states’, also known by the far cooler name of ‘battleground states’, are those of the 50 United States where both major political parties have a genuine chance of winning over the ...

In the federal races, voters will choose the president and members of the two houses that make up the US Congress: the House of Representatives and Senate. Voters across 50 states will elect ...