The year 2024 was one for the history books, and 538’s visual journalists and journalists were hard at work explaining the data behind the news with visualizations and interactives. Here are 26 charts covering the year’s issues, from our flagship election predictions to visuals showing where Americans stood on the issues dominating the campaign. (And, if you’re a fan of our work, check it out What we did in 2023 and in the year the years the past.)
Forecasts
From there 538’s 2024 presidential election forecast.
From there 538’s 2024 Senate announcement.
From there 538’s 2024 house prediction.
From there 538’s 2024 presidential election forecast.
From there 538’s interactive “what if”..
Post-election analysis
From there 538’s election night live blog.
“fromThe 2024 presidential election was close, not terrible.”
“fromWhere have all the Democrats gone?“
“fromWhere have all the Democrats gone?“
“fromWhat the gender gap tells us about Trump’s victory“.
“fromDemocrats are not alone: parties have lost elections all over the world“.
“fromRepublicans won the House. Now comes the hardest part.“
the campaign
From there The 538-member Republican primary has interactive links.
“fromCan a busy campaign schedule save Trump’s main GOP challengers?“
“fromTrump hosts more campaign events than Harris“.
From there 538’s interactive Swing-O-Matic.
“fromWhy VP debates aren’t that important“.
the government
“fromHow many times each member of Congress voted with Biden in 2023“.
“from8 Democrats and Republicans in the House“.
“from8 Democrats and Republicans in the House“.
“fromWhy does it always feel like the government is about to shut down“.
“fromWhy the Supreme Court tends to release decisions late in its tenure is unknown“.
“fromTrump’s cabinet problems are back, sooner than ever“.
The subjects
“fromYou can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill“.
“fromBiden has forgiven billions in student loans. Voters may not have noticed.“
“fromWhy Abortion Didn’t Lead Democrats to Victory in the 2024 Election“.
