2024 United States elections
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| Election day | November 5 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Joe Biden (Democratic) |
| Next Congress | 119th |
| Presidential election | |
| Partisan control | Republican gain |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +1.5% |
| Electoral vote | |
| Donald Trump (R) | 312 |
| Kamala Harris (D) | 226 |
| Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Trump/Vance, and blue denotes states won by Harris/Walz. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state or district. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican gain |
| Seats contested | 34 of the 100 seats (33 seats of Class I + 1 special election) |
| Net seat change | Republican +4 |
| Map of the 2024 Senate races Democratic hold Republican hold Independent hold Democratic gain Republican gain No election | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting-members All 6 non-voting delegates |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +2.6% |
| Net seat change | Democratic +2 |
| Map of the 2024 House races Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 11 of 50 state governors 2 of 5 territorial governors |
| Net seat change | 0 |
| Map of the 2024 gubernatorial elections Democratic hold Republican hold New Progressive hold Non-partisan No election | |
Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. In the presidential election, former Republican President Donald Trump, seeking a non-consecutive second term, defeated the incumbent Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans also gained control of the Senate and held narrow control of the House of Representatives, winning a government trifecta for the first time since 2016.
This was the third consecutive presidential election in which the incumbent party lost the presidential election (2016, 2020, and 2024). The last time neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed control was in 2012.
This was also the first time since 1980 that Republicans flipped control of a chamber of Congress in a presidential year, and that Democrats were voted out after a single four-year presidential term.
Republicans capitalized on Joe Biden's age, questions about his cognitive health, and his high unpopularity in the midst of inflation despite an initial reelection campaign that collapsed due to poor debate performance against Trump. Democrats, after an unexpectedly strong performance in the 2022 midterms, faced internal divisions over the Gaza war and Israel.
This election cycle was notable for two attempted assassinations on Donald Trump, the first in Pennsylvania, in which he was shot, and the second in Florida. This was the first time a U.S. president (current or former) had been shot at since 1981, and the first time a U.S. presidential candidate had been shot on the campaign trail since 1972. Major issues across the elections were the economy, abortion, immigration, democracy, and foreign policy.