As the 2020 Democratic primary race coverage intensifies in Washington, there is a group of voters, scattered around the globe, who are increasingly making their voices heard – American Democrats living abroad. Between 2014 and 2018, voter engagement among Democrats outside the United States jumped 800 percent, according to self-reported data from Democrats Abroad. This figure speaks to an important trend: American expats are less apathetic, more involved, and more progressive. They may be no Pennsylvania or Iowa, but they are a demographic that shouldn’t be overlooked.
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