2024 was a historic year, and 538 visual journalists and reporters were hard at work explaining the data behind the news with visualizations and interactives. Here are 26 charts summarizing this year’s themes, from key election predictions to visuals showing where Americans stand on the issues that dominated the campaign. (And if you’re a fan of what we do, check out what we’ve done in 2023 and the past few years.)
forecast
From 538’s 2024 presidential election predictions.
From 538’s 2024 Senate projections.
From 538’s 2024 house forecast.
From 538’s 2024 presidential election predictions.
From 538’s “What if” interactive.
Post-election analysis
From 538’s election night live blog.
From “The 2024 presidential election was a close race, not a landslide.”
From “Where Have the Democrats Gone?”
From “Where Have the Democrats Gone?”
From “What the Gender Gap Tells Us About Trump’s Victory.”
From “Democrats Are Not Alone: Incumbent Parties Are Losing Elections Around the World.”
“Republicans won the House. Now comes the hard part.”
campaign
From an interactive benchmark of 538 Republican primary delegates.
From “Can a busy campaign schedule save President Trump’s main Republican opponent?”
From “Trump is holding more campaign events than Harris.”
From 538’s Swing-O-Matic Interactive.
From “Why the Vice Presidential Debate Isn’t So Important.”
government
From “How often did every Congressman vote for Biden in 2023?”
From “8 Types of Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives.”
From “8 Types of Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives.”
From “Why Does It Always Feel Like the Government is About to Shut Down?”
From “Why does the Supreme Court tend to issue unpopular decisions late in its term?”
From “Trump’s Cabinet woes are back, faster than ever.”
problem
From “You can probably guess why Trump is adamantly opposed to the border bill.”
“Biden canceled billions of dollars in student loans. Voters may not realize.”
From “Why Abortion Didn’t Help Democrats Win the 2024 Election.”
