Why so Many Elections in 2024? Chalk It up to the ‘Beauty of Math,’ Says Professor

Why so Many Elections in 2024? Chalk It up to the ‘Beauty of Math,’ Says Professor
Voters are reflected in a window near an American flag as they mark their ballots during early voting in the general election on Nov. 1, 2024, at city hall in Providence, R.I.. AP Photo/Steven Senne
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Tuesday’s vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of December.

Mauritanians went to the polls in June, the same month Mexico elected its first female president and Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in India. Azerbaijanis and Indonesians voted in February. Iceland goes to the polls on Nov. 30, Ghana on Dec. 7.