November 5, 2024, will be a very important day in U.S. history. Voters in the United States will go to the polls to cast ballots in elections on the federal, state, and local levels—including for president and Congress—and, in doing so, will help decide the nation’s future. 

In an era when an overwhelming amount of disinformation exists to cloud the judgment of many American voters during election seasons, students and patrons researching the candidates and their positions need access to trustworthy, regularly updated data to stay on top of what’s really happening. While this is true of every election, it is exceptionally true of this one as multiple major new developments and incidents—from assassination attempts to a presidential candidate stepping down—have happened within just a few short days of each other. What will happen next?

If researchers at your institution are following the 2024 election, point them toward the go-to resource for context and background on key issues and events in the news for more than 80 years—World News Digest.

World News Digest’s 2024 Elections Guide

 

World News Digest’s 2024 Elections Guide provides a vital resource, bringing together in one place everything students and researchers need to know about the 2024 election. Get the details on:

• Candidates: Learn the basics about the candidates who are running in the presidential general election—Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, independent candidates Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein—plus VP candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz, including their ages, backgrounds, and government experience. Plus, you find the dates and locations of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, a full video of the presidential candidates’ acceptance speeches at the RNC and DNC, and the results of the 2020 presidential election and 2022 midterm elections. 
• Debates: Watch the full videos of the presidential and vice presidential debates, as well as an infographic showing all the congressional Democrats who called for Biden to step down following his performance. 
• Biden’s Withdrawal: We’ve included a section on Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the election, including his announcement letter and a video recording of his Oval Office address following the withdrawal. 
• Polling: Get recent polling data on the leading candidates, including the final Biden-Trump matchup average plus new data for the Harris-Trump matchup.
• Fundraising: Find out which candidates are raising the most campaign funds, how much each has spent, and who has the most cash on hand.
• Trump Assassination Attempts: We’ve included a special section on the attempted assassinations of Donald Trump with a video of the July shooting in Butler, PA, from WSJ News and a map showing all the major assassinations and assassination attempts in modern U.S. history, including the second attempt at Mar-a-Lago in September.
• Primaries and Caucuses: See the results for each state’s Democratic and Republican primary and caucus, with updated maps and delegate trackers for both parties including the official updated delegate count for Harris. Plus, we’ve added the results of the virtual roll call held August 1–5, 2024, in which delegates to the Democratic National Convention voted for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and the AP’s unofficial tally of DNC delegates showing Harris has the support needed to clinch the nomination. 
• And more, with much more to come—including the election results as they come in starting November 5.

The Elections Guide combines original content with statistics from authoritative sources including the Federal Election Commission, RealClearPolitics, and The New York Times, all presented dynamically through interactive charts, maps, and timelines. Plus, a handy “Get the Data” option allows users to export the data into Excel.

The link to the 2024 Elections Guide can be found in the top right corner of the homepage. More information will be added as election season continues—be sure to come back often!

Compare and Contrast Data with Past Elections

If your researchers want to do a deep dive on the results of past elections, guide them toward World News Digest’s U.S. Presidential Elections section, which compiles news articles, photographs, primary sources, and more for each presidential election from 1940 to 2020, plus a full 2020 Elections Guide so students can compare and contrast the details of 2020’s elections with those of 2024.

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See also:

• FREE webinar: The Early Academic Researcher: Promoting Discovery and Use of Primary Resources
• FREE webinar: Empower Critical Thinking and Informed Reasoning in Your Social Studies Curriculum: Primary Sources
• Prepare for November with Infobase’s Elections Content
• Additional products to help support election studies, information literacy, critical thinking, and more:
  • Issues & Controversies offers in-depth pro/con articles—each presenting both sides of an issue clearly, coherently, and without bias—made to inspire thought-provoking debates. This award-winning database includes a “Presidency and Presidential Races” section that provides comprehensive background articles on all presidential races since 1996.
  • Polling the Nations brings together thousands of polls going back more than a third of a century, giving students the tools they need to investigate, analyze, and think critically about the important challenges facing the world—a must-have resource for any institution.

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