We, the voters

A man lowers his head in prayer at the temple. Angela Major/Wisconsin Public Radio hide caption

Winslow Jones does the rounds at the Margaritas and Mailers event. Nydia Blas for NPR hide caption

Eustacia McCloud Carter, Latrice Cushenberry and Donna Smith Aranson sat down with NPR in mid September. Nydia Blas for NPR hide caption

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption

Lauren Tuvell (left) and James Watts with their dogs Xena and Desi in their home in Downtown Las Vegas on Sept. 24, 2024. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption

The Arts District in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sept.18, 2024. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP hide caption

People have been pleasantly surprised to find Affordable Care Act insurance plans under $10 a month since President Biden has been in office. The plans were more expensive and fewer people bought them during Donald Trump's presidential term. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Fat Joe arrives at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The Bronx-born rapper sat with NPR's A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and what he wants politicians in D.C. to do about it. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

Scenes from the Medical center of Elberton, in Elberton, Georgia, a clinic that serves a rural population. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

Amy Wilson, a conductor and artistic director of the Atlanta Philharmonic, suffered from brain cancer but isn't able to get Medicaid which makes it difficult to pay her hospital bills. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

Anne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR hide caption

Without knowing one another, 14 people, including Kai Gardner Mishlove, gathered from across Wisconsin to discuss all things abortion for three days in Madison. Maayan Silver/WUWM hide caption

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Anti-abortion activists who describe themselves as "abolitionists" protest outside a fertility clinic in North Carolina in April 2024. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks with NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption

Police arrest an alleged thief, not shown, on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, New York. The neighborhood has seen a jump in robbery over the past year. Many residents blame migrants, but this suspect was American. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption

Rosbely Sira Linarez holds her infant son on April 24 in the north Denver encampment where they've been living with other South and Central American immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the last year. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

Yajaíra Peñaloza (left) and Marian Araujo pose with their children while waiting for their ride at the Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, Ariz., on March 26. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption