2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Results from Pennsylvania.

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Top 2024 Presidential Candidates

Joe Biden

Running Mate: Kamala Harris

Democratic Party
Presumptive Nominee

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Running Mate: Nicole Shanahan

Independent

Donald Trump

Running Mate: to be announced

Republican Party
Presumptive Nominee

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Click for inclusion criteria and other candidates.

Democratic and Republican
Delegates

To win the Democratic nomination, a candidate must garner 1,968 of 4,672 delegates. To win the Republican nomination, a candidate must garner 1,215 of 2,429 delegates.

Candidate Issues to Date

• Crime & Justice
  • Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?
  • Should the U.S. Ban Assault Weapons?
  • Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished?
  • Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue?
  • Should the U.S. Require Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases?
  • Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?
• Domestic Policy
  • Should the United States Continue Fracking?
  • Should TikTok Be Banned?
  • Should Puerto Rico Be Granted U.S. Statehood?
  • Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?
  • Should Public Sector Employees Have the Right to Unionize?
  • Should Washington, DC, Be Granted U.S. Statehood?
  • Should the U.S. Become Socialist?
• Economy
  • Should the Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate Be Raised?
  • Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?
  • Should the U.S. Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
  • Should the Federal Government Pay Reparations to the Descendants of Enslaved People?
• Education
  • Should Public College Be Tuition-Free?
  • Should Parents or Other Adults Be Able to Ban Books from Schools and Libraries?
  • Should Any Amount of Student Loan Debt Be Eliminated via Forgiveness or Bankruptcy?
• Elections
  • Should Election Day Be a National Holiday?
  • Should Felons Regain the Right to Vote?
  • Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification to Vote?
  • Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?
• Health Care
  • Should Birth Control Pills Be Available Over the Counter (OTC)?
  • Should States Be Allowed to Mandate Vaccines for School Attendance?
  • Should the Federal Government Intervene to Lower Prescription Drugs Costs?
  • Should Abortion Be Legal?
• Immigration
  • Should the U.S. Continue Constructing a U.S./Mexico Border Wall?
  • Should the U.S. Maintain Birthright Citizenship?
  • Should the U.S. Government Provide a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants?
• International Policy
  • Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?
• Science & Technology
  • Should Humans Colonize Space?
  • Should the Government Regulate Social Media Sites to Protect Kids and Teens?
  • Is Artificial Intelligence Good for Society?
• Social Issues
  • Is Cancel Culture Good for Society?

Candidate Inclusion Criteria

Presidential candidates tracked by ProCon must:

1. Be legally eligible to become U.S. President.

2. File all of the proper paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and receive an FEC Candidate ID number.

3a. Exceed $5,000,000 in campaign contributions (excluding personal loans from the candidate)

OR

b. Exceed $10,000,000 in campaign contributions (including personal loans from the candidate and at least $1,500,000 in individual contributions)

OR

c. Win the national political party nomination for US president in one of the four parties whose candidates received over 250,000 votes in the 2020 presidential election (Democrat, Green, Libertarian, and Republican).

When a candidate officially drops out of the race, we will no longer add information about them to the site. As the election proceeds, the criteria may change to reflect the democratic process.

Other Presidential Candidates

These candidates, though popular in the media, have not yet met ProCon’s criteria for tracking them in detail or have dropped out of the race. For a list of all 2024 candidates, consult the Federal Election Commission.