The year 2024 was one for the history books, and 538’s visual journalists and reporters were hard at work explaining the data behind the news with visualizations and interactives. Here are 26 charts that encapsulate the themes of the year, from our flagship election forecast to visuals that show where Americans stood on the issues that dominated the campaign. (And, if you’re a fan of our work, check out what we did in 2023 and in years past.)
Forecasts
From 538’s 2024 presidential election forecast.
From 538’s 2024 Senate forecast.
From 538’s 2024 House forecast.
From 538’s 2024 presidential election forecast.
From 538’s “what-if” interactive.
Post-election analysis
From 538’s election-night live blog.
From “The 2024 presidential election was close, not a landslide.”
From “Where Have All The Democrats Gone?”
From “Where Have All The Democrats Gone?”
From “What the gender gap tells us about Trump’s win.”
From “Democrats aren’t alone — incumbent parties have lost elections all around the world.”
From “Republicans won the House. Now comes the hard part.”
The campaign
From 538’s Republican primary delegate benchmarks interactive.
From “Can a busy campaign schedule save Trump’s GOP primary opponents?”
From “Trump is holding more campaign events than Harris.”
From 538’s Swing-O-Matic interactive.
From “Why VP debates aren’t all that important.”
Government
From “How often every member of Congress voted with Biden in 2023.”
From “The 8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House.”
From “The 8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House.”
From “Why it always feels like the government is about to shut down.”
From “Why the Supreme Court tends to release unpopular decisions late in its term.”
From “Trump’s Cabinet woes are back, earlier than ever.”
Issues
From “You can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill.”
From “Biden has forgiven billions in student loans. Voters may not have noticed.”
From “Why abortion didn’t lead Democrats to victory in the 2024 election.”