This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday.  It's Election Day.  But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all the days of the week?  In a time when we are fighting against voter turnout that only gets around 50%, shouldn't we think about moving the day?

Are iPhone users more likely to vote for Barack Obama? Are Democrats or Republican more likely to splurge on gadgets? With information provided by Protect Your Bubble, the infographic below shows what mobile devices can reveal about political tendencies.

Some key findings:

In 2008, young voters, or millennials, came out to the polls in full force, with 66% of them casting a ballot for Barack Obama. Millennials, or the demographic group succeeding Generation X, now makes up an integral voting bloc, and their tendency to vote along Democratic lines shows "a significant generational shift in political allegiance is occurring," Pew reports.

It's no secret that the price of gas has been steadily rising over the last four years on a nationwide. This simple fact has become one of the central challenges that Barack Obama must tackle in his bid for re-election this year.

It's no secret that the price of gas has been steadily rising over the last four years on a nationwide. This simple fact has become one of the central challenges that Barack Obama must tackle in his bid for re-election this year.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, income inequality in the United States has risen by 1.6% from 2010-2011. The census report states: