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2024 Elections

Vox answers your biggest questions about the 2024 elections.

Even Better
Your guide to coping with election anxietyYour guide to coping with election anxiety
Even Better

Nervous about the election? Try these tips to stay calm.

By Allie Volpe
Supreme Court
If Harris wins, will the Supreme Court steal the election for Trump?If Harris wins, will the Supreme Court steal the election for Trump?
Supreme Court

It depends on how much Harris can run up the score.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The people most likely to believe in political violence may surprise youThe people most likely to believe in political violence may surprise you
Politics

Researchers have identified two groups more likely to endorse political violence. They aren’t who you think.

By Marin Cogan
2024 Elections
Elon Musk is Trump’s biggest booster — and patron. Why?Elon Musk is Trump’s biggest booster — and patron. Why?
2024 Elections

The tech billionaire’s political ambitions, explained

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Whizy Kim
Politics
The massive gender gap in the election, in 2 chartsThe massive gender gap in the election, in 2 charts
Politics

Women could deliver this election for Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Li Zhou
Culture
How dudes with podcasts became the kings of the electionHow dudes with podcasts became the kings of the election
Culture

A field guide to the podcasts that dominated the 2024 campaign trail, from Theo Von to Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.

By Aja Romano
Future Perfect
The $2 billion election betting craze, explainedThe $2 billion election betting craze, explained
Future Perfect

Is it a problem that people are betting on Trump v. Harris?

By Dylan Matthews
Donald Trump
Why it’ll be even harder for Trump to steal the election this timeWhy it’ll be even harder for Trump to steal the election this time
Donald Trump

Three reasons Trump’s lawyers have less to work with in 2024 if they attempt a coup.

By Ian Millhiser
2024 Elections
Polls say voters back “mass deportation.” That’s misleading.Polls say voters back “mass deportation.” That’s misleading.
2024 Elections

Americans’ opinions on immigration are more complicated than any one question can capture.

By Christian Paz
2024 Elections
How “Trump is a fascist” became Kamala’s closing argumentHow “Trump is a fascist” became Kamala’s closing argument
2024 Elections

Brat summer is over; “Trump is a fascist” fall is in.

By Christian Paz
15 ways the next president could affect the climate and your life
Climate

Your home, health, and food are just some of what’s at stake this November.

By Vox Staff
Explain It to Me
What’s up with all those unhinged texts from political campaigns?What’s up with all those unhinged texts from political campaigns?
Explain It to Me

Explain It to Me gets to the bottom of those pesky appeals for cash — and how to stop them.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Supreme Court
The Democratic Party’s longshot plans to deal with a Republican Supreme Court, explainedThe Democratic Party’s longshot plans to deal with a Republican Supreme Court, explained
Supreme Court

Top Democrats understand that the Supreme Court is a problem, but fixing this problem is nightmarishly difficult.

By Ian Millhiser
The 7 states that will decide the 2024 election
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

What matters most to voters in the battleground states.

By Vox Staff
Today, Explained podcast
How Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North CarolinaHow Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North Carolina
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?

By Amanda Lewellyn
If Harris loses, expect Democrats to move right
America’s faultlines

Even though Harris is running as a moderate, progressives are likely to get blamed for her defeat.

By Eric Levitz
2024 Elections
Has Trump gained ground? The latest 2024 polling, explained.Has Trump gained ground? The latest 2024 polling, explained.
2024 Elections

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The polls are very close.

By Andrew Prokop
Today, Explained podcast
Why Wisconsin Democrats are campaigning in places they can’t winWhy Wisconsin Democrats are campaigning in places they can’t win
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

To win statewide, the party wants to “lose by less” in rural areas.

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
America’s faultlines
The big political shift that explains the 2024 electionThe big political shift that explains the 2024 election
America’s faultlines

Progressives felt they were gaining. Now they’re on the defensive.

By Andrew Prokop
Today, Explained podcast
Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Arizona’s dueling ballot measures on abortion and immigration, explained.

By Victoria Chamberlin
Politics
3 theories why Democrats have lost support among Black men3 theories why Democrats have lost support among Black men
Politics

It’s an erosion that’s taken place over the last decade.

By Li Zhou
How tough would a President Kamala Harris be on immigrants?
America’s faultlines

Democrats’ immigration politics have taken a Trumpy turn since 2020. Would a Harris administration change that?

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What we don’t talk about when we talk about Kamala HarrisWhat we don’t talk about when we talk about Kamala Harris
Politics

Harris isn’t talking about making history. That shows how much culture and politics have changed in eight years.

By Marin Cogan
America’s faultlines
The Democrats’ pro-union strategy has been a bustThe Democrats’ pro-union strategy has been a bust
America’s faultlines

Despite Joe Biden’s historically pro-union policies, the Democrats’ share of the union vote is falling.

By Eric Levitz
2024 Elections
Kamala Harris and the problem with ceding the argumentKamala Harris and the problem with ceding the argument
2024 Elections

The vice president had a chance to defend immigrants on Fox News. She passed.

By Christian Paz
America’s faultlines
The nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris winsThe nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris wins
America’s faultlines

If Harris wins, the Republican Party will almost certainly be able to veto anything she does, thanks to our broken Constitution.

By Ian Millhiser
America’s faultlines
Are Democrats really “losing” Latino voters?Are Democrats really “losing” Latino voters?
America’s faultlines

Latinos may be shifting right, but not for the reasons you think.

By Christian Paz
2024 Elections
Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.
2024 Elections

The state’s 12-week ban has already upended care. Anti-abortion leaders want to go further.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Democrats are at a crossroads on one major policy issue
America’s faultlines

Progressives conquered economic policy under Biden. Would they lose it under Harris?

By Andrew Prokop
Explain It to Me
Why are political campaigns always guilt-tripping us to donate?Why are political campaigns always guilt-tripping us to donate?
Explain It to Me

And is there a better way to ask for money?

By Nicole Narea
2024 Elections
The strategy that might decide Pennsylvania — and the electionThe strategy that might decide Pennsylvania — and the election
2024 Elections

Victory in Pennsylvania might be all about losing by less in the other party’s strongholds.

By Christian Paz
Politics
What Call Her Daddy does for Kamala Harris (and Donald Trump)What Call Her Daddy does for Kamala Harris (and Donald Trump)
Politics

Howard Stern and Alex Cooper do something the New York Times simply can’t.

By Christian Paz
Labor
The massive dock workers’ strike, explainedThe massive dock workers’ strike, explained
Labor

The dock workers’ strike could mean big wage gains but could further disrupt the fragile supply chain.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
What young voters see in Kamala HarrisWhat young voters see in Kamala Harris
Politics

How the vice president seems to have fixed one of Biden’s biggest vulnerabilities.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Elon Musk’s nonsensical lies about immigrant voting, briefly explainedElon Musk’s nonsensical lies about immigrant voting, briefly explained
Politics

Musk and Republicans have embraced falsehoods that undermine the legitimacy of the election.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Vance’s one weird trick for selling Trumpism to normies: Just lieVance’s one weird trick for selling Trumpism to normies: Just lie
Politics

The Republican VP candidate isn’t a moderate, but at the debate Tuesday, he played one on TV.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate
Politics

Tuesday night’s Vance-Walz matchup was more civil and substantive than the Trump-Harris one — with enough for both sides to claim victory.

By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Scott and 2 more
Politics
The only moment from the VP debate that matteredThe only moment from the VP debate that mattered
Politics

Vance’s “damning non-answer” on the 2020 election exposed the true stakes for democracy in 2024.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What to know about the Vance-Walz VP debateWhat to know about the Vance-Walz VP debate
Politics

The stakes are high. Vance and Walz have just 34 days to make their pitches to voters.

By Vox Staff
2024 Elections
Kamala Harris’s new (old) problem at the borderKamala Harris’s new (old) problem at the border
2024 Elections

Border crossings are down and enforcement is up. But what about progressive goals?

By Christian Paz