Cis iconCisAug 24, 2026

Did 24,000 (and Counting) Aliens Really Vote in the 2020 Election?

If the Census Bureau is going to issue "data products" like this one, it should be clearer in explaining how it arrived at its conclusions — and not use legally meaningless words like "noncitizen". Because if 24,000-plus aliens did vote in the 2020 election, it's a problem, even if those votes didn't change the ultimate outcome.

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If the Census Bureau is going to issue "data products" like this one, it should be clearer in explaining how it arrived at its conclusions — and not use legally meaningless words like "noncitizen".

Because if 24,000-plus aliens did vote in the 2020 election, it's a problem, even if those votes didn't change the ultimate outcome.

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If the Census Bureau is going to issue "data products" like this one, it should be clearer in explaining how it arrived at its conclusions — and not use legally meaningless words like "noncitizen". Because if 24,000-plus aliens did vote in the 2020 election, it's a problem, even if those votes didn't change the ultimate outcome.

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