Nov 06, 2024

See where Presidential candidates made campaign stops

Posted Nov 06, 2024 12:00 AM
Where the Democratic and Republican presidential tickets have held campaign events since March 2024, when Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump had won enough delegates to clinch their parties' nominations. It includes stops by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris since Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, and shows campaign events by Republican JD Vance since July 17 and Democrat Tim Walz since Aug. 6, the dates they joined their respective tickets as the vice presidential nominees. The map does not include the sites of the presidential or vice presidential debates, or stops by either side related to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. 
Where the Democratic and Republican presidential tickets have held campaign events since March 2024, when Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump had won enough delegates to clinch their parties' nominations. It includes stops by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris since Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, and shows campaign events by Republican JD Vance since July 17 and Democrat Tim Walz since Aug. 6, the dates they joined their respective tickets as the vice presidential nominees. The map does not include the sites of the presidential or vice presidential debates, or stops by either side related to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. 

The presidential campaign is coming to a close.

As with previous elections, the candidates have largely stuck to the swing states they’ll need to try to reach the 270 electoral votes required to claim the presidency. The U.S.’s unique Electoral College method of electing the president forces the candidates to appeal to voters in the states that could go either way, rather than trying to win the nation’s popular vote.

Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall shared on social media a photo welcoming Trump Vice Presidential pick JD Vance to Kansas on August 22.  The Associated Press map does not include this visit
Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall shared on social media a photo welcoming Trump Vice Presidential pick JD Vance to Kansas on August 22.  The Associated Press map does not include this visit

Seven states are considered in play this year, representing less than 20% of the U.S. population. Of those, the Democratic and Republican presidential tickets have focused most on Pennsylvania, the swing state with the greatest number of electoral votes.

Going back to March, when President Joe Biden was the presumed Democratic nominee, here are the number of visits the campaigns have made to those seven states through Monday, according to Associated Press tracking of the campaigns’ public events:

1. Pennsylvania — 80

2. Michigan — 63

3. Wisconsin — 50

4. North Carolina — 45

5. Arizona — 27

6. Georgia — 26

7. Nevada — 25