USA: Presidential elections
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| USA |
Year of presidential elections |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 1.00 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.26 |
| Min - Max | 0.00 - 1.00 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
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Definition: Equal to 1 in presidential elections years and zero otherwise.
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| Women political empowerment | 0.872 | 2024 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.684 | 2024 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.908 | 2024 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.905 | 2024 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.868 | 2024 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.981 | 2024 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.000 | 2024 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.706 | 2024 | index points |
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| Parliamentary elections | 1.00 | 2024 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |