Voting

1918 and 2020: Navigating U.S. Elections Amidst Global Pandemics

The years 1918 and 2020 have been prominent in our national discourse lately, as Americans’ endured devastating pandemics during each year. A less talked about commonality? There were general elections that had to be carried out in both years, despite the impact of the Spanish Influenza in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020.