Many elections for federal, state, and local office in recent decades have been decided by a margin of victory of less than 0.1%. This means that many recent U.S. elections have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by military and overseas voters. Your vote counts!

For Americans living abroad, turning 65 can create a Medicare dilemma. Medicare generally does not cover medical care overseas, yet delaying enrollment in Part B can result in a permanent 10% increase in premiums for every year of delay for those who enroll after age 65.

Estimating the numbers of Americans living overseas is challenging. In November 2023, AARO estimated that at least 5.4 million Americans live abroad, while noting that, understandably, various organizations, experts and the U.S. Government had different and widely diverging estimates.