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2024 Elections

Vox answers your biggest questions about the 2024 elections.

Politics
Would picking Josh Shapiro actually help Harris in Pennsylvania?Would picking Josh Shapiro actually help Harris in Pennsylvania?
Politics

Vice presidential candidates don’t necessarily enjoy a home-state advantage.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP? The potential list, briefly explained.
Politics

Popular Democratic governors from swing states are among those likely in contention.

By Li Zhou
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
Ruthless “cop” or “soft on crime”? Kamala Harris’s record as prosecutor, explained.Ruthless “cop” or “soft on crime”? Kamala Harris’s record as prosecutor, explained.
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

The vice president’s days as a California prosecutor are difficult to define in clear ideological terms.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The roadmap: Where Project 2025 might take AmericaThe roadmap: Where Project 2025 might take America
Politics

The sweeping conservative plan for Trump’s second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.

By Andrew Prokop
2024 Elections
Gen Z loves making Kamala Harris memes. Will they vote?Gen Z loves making Kamala Harris memes. Will they vote?
2024 Elections

The vibes are good, but Harris wouldn’t be the first Democrat to bet on youth turnout — and lose.

By Christian Paz
Policy
The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babiesThe movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies
Policy

It’s not only J.D. Vance fixating on childlessness: The pronatalists, explained.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
How Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral CollegeHow Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral College
Politics

Joe Biden’s best path might not be Harris’s best path.

By Andrew Prokop
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
What Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and GazaWhat Kamala Harris really thinks about Israel and Gaza
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza has been divisive. Would Harris chart a new path?

By Nicole Narea
Politics
J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025
Politics

He wrote the foreword for a new book by Project 2025’s architect — and has backed some of its most extreme ideas.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
So what does Joe Biden do now?So what does Joe Biden do now?
Politics

In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn’t done yet.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?
Politics

Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?

By Ellen Ioanes
2024 Elections
Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?Why does Kamala Harris want to be president?
2024 Elections

It’s difficult to predict what a Harris presidency would look like. But there are some clues.

By Abdallah Fayyad and Christian Paz
Culture
The one thing Veep captures better than any other political showThe one thing Veep captures better than any other political show
Culture

With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.

By Whizy Kim
Climate
Joe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacyJoe Biden’s enormous, contradictory, and fragile climate legacy
Climate

If elected, Trump could slow down Biden’s progress, but the shift to clean energy is unstoppable.

By Umair Irfan
2024 Elections
“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out
2024 Elections

What a fresh face might mean for the November presidential election.

By Sean Rameswaram and Bryan Walsh
Culture
Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?Could Kamala Harris’s “Brat summer” win her the presidency?
Culture

Democrats have their first “Brat” candidate. What will it get them?

By Rebecca Jennings
2024 Elections
Kamala Harris is the underdog Kamala Harris is the underdog 
2024 Elections

Democrats have high hopes, but she’s starting off down in polls and faces challenges ahead.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.Will Harris automatically replace Biden? Plus six other questions about the next steps, answered.
Politics

Does Harris automatically replace Biden now? Your questions about the process, answered.

By Nicole Narea
Kamala Harris
Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?
Kamala Harris

Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.

By Christian Paz
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
What Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clearWhat Kamala Harris’s track record on climate makes clear
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Biden was the best climate president ever. Will she build on that legacy?

By Zoya Teirstein
Politics
Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.Harris isn’t her party’s best candidate. Biden was still right to endorse her.
Politics

The best option isn’t always a great one.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe BidenIt was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden
Politics

The party was (belatedly) trying to listen to voters.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?
Politics

Democrats are taking a leap into the unknown.

By Andrew Prokop
2024 Elections
Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?
2024 Elections

The debate over the vice president’s prospects against Trump, explained.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Biden drops out, backs Harris in 2024 raceBiden drops out, backs Harris in 2024 race
Politics
By Vox Staff
Politics
The RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdoThe RNC clarified Trump’s 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo
Politics

The Trump campaign is at once a savvy, disciplined operation and an illiberal narcissist’s personality cult.

By Eric Levitz
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
Kamala Harris and the border: The myth and the factsKamala Harris and the border: The myth and the facts
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

No, Kamala Harris is not a “border czar.” But that doesn’t matter to Republicans.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Democrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to winDemocrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to win
Politics

Pelosi, Schumer, and Obama have all signaled to Joe that it’s time to go.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressivesBiden is betting on impossible promises to progressives
Politics

Biden is trying to reinvigorate his candidacy by pushing progressive priorities.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalistsJ.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists
Politics

“Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?
Politics

Trump’s “populist” running mate won’t change his party’s class allegiances.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why tech titans are turning toward TrumpWhy tech titans are turning toward Trump
Politics

Silicon Valley isn’t right-wing, but its Trump supporters are getting louder.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let goThe crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go
Politics

The GOP is still pretending that crime is spiraling out of control.

By Abdallah Fayyad
2024 Elections
The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitchThe clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch
2024 Elections

The Republican National Convention featured plenty of angry rhetoric about immigration. It might find a receptive audience.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapsesThe Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses
Politics

The attack has fueled intense scrutiny of the agency tasked with protecting him.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Republican National Convention 2024: The biggest news and updatesRepublican National Convention 2024: The biggest news and updates
Politics
5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence
Politics

While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with BidenDemocrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden
Politics

The party doesn’t need to accept defeat. It just needs to reject Joe Biden.

By Eric Levitz
Donald Trump
Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?
Donald Trump

Republicans have been essential to gun safety legislation before. They could do it again.

By Marin Cogan
Politics
How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work togetherHow the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together
Politics

The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.

By Zack Beauchamp