A Connecticut town that swung toward Trump offers clues for Democrats

Even in the Naugatuck Valley, a Democratic area in a blue state, economic frustrations pushed some voters toward the Republican nominee

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Dan KeatingDecember 2, 2024

Economy and discontent were too much for Harris to overcome, advisers say

In analyzing the loss, Harris’s team also credits the Trump campaign with reaching sporadic voters, especially young men, through new media channels.

By Dan BalzNovember 20, 2024

A Trump win, an urban high school and an American identity crisis

At a majority-Latino school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, students struggle to understand what message the election was intended to send about their place in this country.

By Greg JaffeNovember 17, 2024

Trump, triumphant, returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event

The president-elect’s visit to UFC 309 — and the site of his inflammatory Oct. 27 rally, where a comedian called Puerto Rico an ‘island of garbage’ — was steeped in symbolism.

By Cat ZakrzewskiNovember 16, 2024

Democrats, reeling from election losses, cast blame on each other

The internal ideological divisions burst into public view after Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.

By Meryl KornfieldNovember 16, 2024

Inside the Republican false-flag effort to turn off Kamala Harris voters

A multi-pronged dark money effort by advisers to Elon Musk targeted liberals, Jews, Muslims and Black voters with ads that were not quite what they seemed.

By Michael Scherer and Josh DawseyNovember 15, 2024

How did 2024 election polls fare? We talked to experts.

After a poor performance in 2020, pre-election polls this year were largely accurate in depicting a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, though they again underestimated support for the president-elect.

By Scott Clement and Praveena SomasundaramNovember 14, 2024

Judge recuses from Arizona case over his email denouncing attacks on Harris

Maricopa County Judge Bruce Cohen had emailed colleagues, urging them to speak out against attacks on Kamala Harris’s race or gender. A defendant accused him of bias.

By Annabelle Timsit and Yvonne Wingett SanchezNovember 13, 2024

A ‘resistance’ raced to fight Trump’s first term. Will it rise again?

Some who helped form the Trump resistance are ready to challenge him a second time. Others, exhausted and feeling hopeless, say they need a break.

By Reis ThebaultNovember 10, 2024

Trump wins Arizona in a clean sweep of the seven swing states

President-elect Donald Trump is projected to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona, according to the Associated Press. Border control was a key issue.

By Bart SchanemanNovember 9, 2024

How Kamala Harris — and Joe Biden — lost to Donald Trump and left Democrats in shambles

The Democratic Party now finds itself grappling with how it lost so definitively, and how it so thoroughly misunderstood the American electorate.

By Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager, Josh Dawsey and Michael SchererNovember 9, 2024
PoliticsColumn

Democrats did better than Harris downballot, providing glimmer of hope

Democrats minimized Senate losses and created possible gains in House, leaving key questions: Why did Harris and GOP candidates underperform?

By Paul KaneNovember 9, 2024

‘I feel betrayed’: For Black women, Harris’s loss creates new wound

Black women vote at some of the highest rates in the nation, but after Harris’s defeat, they wonder whether they will ever see one of themselves leading the nation.

By Anumita Kaur, Emmanuel Felton and Brianna TuckerNovember 9, 2024

Washington Post photographers share unforgettable moments from this election

From Biden dropping out to a Trump victory, the 2024 election won’t soon be forgotten. Our photographers share photos and stories from the campaign trail.

By Washington Post staffNovember 8, 2024
The FixAnalysis

Did abortion ballot measures backfire on Democrats?

It’s plausible, but the evidence suggests Democrats’ failure to win the messaging battle played a bigger role.

By Aaron BlakeNovember 8, 2024

What the 2024 election tells us about Trump’s voters

Trump made inroads with Hispanic voters, younger voters and voters without a college degree.

By Scott Clement, Emily Guskin, Dan Keating and Júlia LedurNovember 8, 2024

She fought to restore trust in an election system Trump attacked. Then he won.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been on a mission to restore trust in a system that Donald Trump attacked. Now she must reckon with his victory.

By David MaranissNovember 7, 2024

Still unknown in 2024 election: Who won the House? Who won the popular vote?

A handful of undecided House races will determine whether Republicans take full control of Congress. It is too soon to confirm that Trump won the popular vote.

By Leo SandsNovember 7, 2024

Anguished Democrats try to regroup and figure out what went wrong

As Democrats Wednesday digested the news of Trump’s victory, the party was awash in angst-ridden second guessing

By Matt Viser and Tyler PagerNovember 6, 2024

Howard students planned to celebrate in the streets. Then the votes came in.

After Kamala Harris’s loss, students, alumni and faculty at her alma mater Howard University described a sense of hope and joy cut short by disappointment.

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Tamilore OshikanluNovember 6, 2024