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United States presidential election of 2024
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Donald Trump and U.S. Senator J.D. Vance stand together on stage, clapping and smiling, with supporters holding Trump Vance signs in the background at a campaign rally. U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand together smiling, with Harris waving to the audience at a campaign rally inside a gymnasium decorated with patriotic bunting. A very crowded calendar The election results of 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium with the presidential seal, flanked by American flags and presidential emblems in the East Room of the White House. Presidential Debate Bingo Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, poses in a red suit jacket in front of the United States and South Carolina flags. Ron DeSantis United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wave to a cheering crowd on stage between two large American flags at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in a suit and tie speaks into a microphone at a campaign event, standing in front of a partially visible Kennedy 2024 banner and a brick wall.

United States presidential election of 2024: References & Edit History

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  • Brian Duignan
    Brian Duignan is a senior editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. His subject areas include philosophy, law, social science, politics, political theory, and religion.
  • Tracy Grant
    Tracy Grant is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She previously served as editor in chief, the first woman to hold that title. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article slightly revised. Sep 30, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Pew Research Center - How voting patterns changed in the 2024 election: a detailed analysis. Jul 18, 2026
Added cross-reference to “October surprise.” Jul 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Pew Research Center - How voting patterns changed in the 2024 election: a detailed analysis. Dec 20, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 29, 2025
Top Questions revised. Aug 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Gresham College - The Presidential Election of 1968 - and Implications for 2024. Aug 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - The 2024 Election by the Numbers. Jul 12, 2025
Article updated to mention Donald Trump's sentencing for his felony conviction in the hush-money case. Jan 10, 2025
Article updated. Jan 05, 2025
Article updated to mention judge Juan M. Merchan's rejection of Trump's effort to have his conviction overturned on the basis of the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. Dec 16, 2024
Article updated to mention Jack Smith's decision to drop the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump. Nov 25, 2024
Article updated to mention that Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction in the hush-money case was delayed again on November 22, 2024. Nov 22, 2024
Article revised. Nov 13, 2024
Article updated to mention a further postponement of judge Juan M. Merchan's decision on whether to overturn Trump's felony conviction in New York state in light of Trump's victory in the presidential election of 2024. Nov 12, 2024
Added interactive electoral map for the 2024 election. Nov 12, 2024
Article revised and updated. Nov 11, 2024
Added back photo of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. Nov 06, 2024
Article updated. Nov 06, 2024
Updated with Donald Trump winning the presidency. Nov 06, 2024
Cross-reference to the Britannica article on the Democratic National Committee added. Oct 07, 2024
Article updated to mention the public release of Jack Smith's superseding indictment concerning Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Oct 02, 2024
Article updated to mention an apparent attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in September 2024 Sep 15, 2024
Article updated to mention the postponement of Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction in a criminal business-fraud case until after the presidential election of 2024. Sep 06, 2024
Article updated to mention special counsel Jack Smith's superseding indictment of Donald Trump on charges relating to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Aug 27, 2024
Article updated to note that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump. Aug 23, 2024
Media added. Aug 09, 2024
Article revised and updated. Aug 07, 2024
Mention of Kamala Harris's virtual vote victory added to first paragraph. Aug 06, 2024
Added cross-references to Tim Walz, Mark Kelly, Josh Shapiro. Aug 06, 2024
Media moved; new media added. Aug 06, 2024
Article updated to mention that Kamala Harris secured the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in a virtual vote of Democratic delegates and that she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate. Aug 06, 2024
Cross-reference to the Britannica article on Michael Cohen added. Jul 29, 2024
Cross-references added. Jul 29, 2024
Updated with details of Biden's withdrawal, added cross-references, added photo of Biden and Harris campaigning together. Jul 25, 2024
Article updated to mention Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential election of 2024. Jul 21, 2024
Article updated to reflect Trump's formal nomination as the Republican candidate in the U.S. presidential election of 2024. Jul 19, 2024
Updated with the selection of J.D. Vance as Donald Trump's running mate. Jul 16, 2024
Article updated to mention the dismissal of Trump's indictment on charges related to his removal of classified documents from the White House upon leaving office. Jul 15, 2024
Article revised for clarity. Jul 15, 2024
Article updated to mention the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024. Jul 14, 2024
Article updated. Jul 02, 2024
Article updated to mention the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States. Jul 01, 2024
Article updated to mention Donald Trump's criminal conviction on May 30, 2024. May 30, 2024
Article revised. Apr 12, 2024
Article revised and updated. Apr 10, 2024
Article revised and updated. Apr 09, 2024
Article updated. Mar 26, 2024
Article updated. Mar 15, 2024
Article revised and updated. Mar 13, 2024
Article revised. Mar 06, 2024
Article updated to mention Nikki Haley's suspension of her presidential campaign and the results of primary elections held on March 5, 2024. Mar 06, 2024
Article updated to mention the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. Anderson. Mar 04, 2024
Article updated. Feb 28, 2024
Article updated to mention the judge's ruling in a civil suit alleging business fraud filed against Donald Trump by the New York attorney general's office. Feb 16, 2024
Article revised and updated. Feb 08, 2024
Article revised for clarity. Jan 24, 2024
Article updated. Jan 24, 2024
Article updated to mention Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s entry into the 2024 U.S. presidential election as an independent candidate. Oct 10, 2023
Added media. Sep 26, 2023
Added link to political/court calendar infographic. Aug 31, 2023
Article updated to note that trials in three of the criminal cases against Donald Trump have been scheduled to begin in March and May 2024. Aug 28, 2023
Article updated and revised for clarity. Aug 24, 2023
Article revised for clarity. Aug 24, 2023
Links added. Aug 12, 2023
New article added. Aug 11, 2023
Article revised for clarity. Aug 11, 2023
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