This is now the eighth Election Analysis report we have produced in nine years and the third U.S. Election Analysis Report. It has been a privilege to share this journey with the contributors to these reports: many of whom we know well, and many of whom we have met through this collaboration.
Publishing such reports within ten days of an election is always a huge challenge, which doesn’t necessarily get any easier with practice. It would not be possible without the efforts of a number of people who we would like to acknowledge here.
First, we are immensely grateful for our contributors’ enthusiasm, commitment and their expertise, which shine through the pages of this report. For many academics, writing short and accessible pieces does not come naturally, but we are always amazed by the quality of the contributions we receive, especially given the turnaround time.
On behalf of the editorial team, we would like to recognise the financial and moral support of the Centre Comparative Politics and Media Research at Bournemouth University, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, and our great colleagues and student community. We are also very grateful for the support of our partners in this project: the APSA Information Technology & Politics Section, the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group and the IPSA Political Communication Research Committee.
We owe a special debt of gratitude to our outstanding Bournemouth University graduates: our designer Mirva Villa, who also helped produce our previous Election Analysis reports and still agreed to join another project – despite the incredible demands we place upon her in a very short period of time. We are also very grateful for Julia Weiss, who led on the social media and promotion of the report.
Additional photo credits
Section 1 – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024 – 2XJHGF7 – (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Section 2 – Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 4 November 2024. Supporters of the Harris Walz Democratic ticket wave women’s rights signs in Carlisle, PA, USA – 2YFGPC4 – (John Lazenby/Alamy Live News)
Section 3 – Voters await the outcome of the presidential election on November 5, 2024 – 2YG2844 – (ZUMA Press / Alamy Stock Photo)
Section 4 – Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, clasps her hand in the air with President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago – 2XWHJRT – (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Section 5 – New York City, New York, USA – November 05 2024: The night of the US presidential election unfolding in Times Square – 2YG2JMD – (Erin Alexis Randolph / Alamy Stock Photo)
Section 6 – New York, United States. 27th Oct, 2024. CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks before Republican Nominee and former President of the United States Donald J. Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 2YDRD5N – (John Angelillo/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News)
Section 7 – Paris, France. 11th Sep, 2024. Instagram message by Taylor Swift announcing she will ‘cast her vote’ for US Presidential Democrat candidate Kamala Harris as seen in Paris, France, on September 11, 2024 – 2Y2NCMD – (Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News)
Back cover – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, serves up french fries as an employee looks on during a camapign stop at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 – 2YC05YT – (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)