Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris—who present vastly different visions of America and its future—are campaigning across the country at a time of deep political division. Harvard Kennedy School has collected resources to help you navigate this consequential 2024 U.S. presidential election season.
Read articles, watch videos, and listen to podcasts on the HKS election theme page highlighted on the HKS website.
In addition to these highlights, browse additional offerings from Harvard Kennedy School’s research centers, initiatives, and departments, curated below.
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
- The Ash Center has compiled election-related articles, resources, and events to keep you up to date. These include resources related to the Electoral College, information on the Harvard Votes Challenge, and much more.
- Read about a panel on the role of higher education in bolstering democracy hosted by the Ash Center and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- Read analysis from Belfer Fellow Nur Laiq on how tech giants are engaging in politics.
- Read what faculty affiliate Professor Stephen Walt has to say about the foreign policy implications of the election.
Candid and Constructive Conversations
- Not sure how to navigate controversial topics in an increasingly politically polarized environment? The HKS Candid and Constructive Conversation initiative can help. Read about the initiative’s work or listen to our faculty experts discuss ways to disagree better.
Institute of Politics
- The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum has wide-ranging programming related to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Have a look at upcoming events, or watch recorded past Forums, including:
- The IOP Youth Poll reveals the issues young people care about going into the election.
- Read what pollster and IOP Fellow John Anzalone has to say about election polling’s mixed track record.
- Read about a T.H. Chan School of Public Health event on anxiety and the election, featuring HKS Professor Danielle Allen, IOP Eugene Scott and IOP director of polling John Della Volpe.
Joint Center for Housing Studies
- Read about the role of housing issues in the presidential election.
HKS Library
- The HKS Library has a collection of resources for the public and Harvard community members to understand campaigns and elections.
- For a fascinating trip through history, check out HKS Library’s political buttons collection, which features nearly 3,000 buttons that represent U.S. political history from 1904 through today.
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
- The Shorenstein Center has compiled tips to be a savvy social media user, save time, and stay informed during elections. Explore the center’s elections essentials.
- The Journalist’s Resource, based at the Shorenstein Center, has curated a collection for journalists to help cover surveys and opinion polls, voting issues, election administration issues, local elections, and ballot measure topics.
Student Innovation
Learn about VoteSee, a project to inform young voters on election issues. VoteSee is funded by Harvard Innovation Lab, and run by Harvard students including founder Swanee Golden MPP/MBA 2025 and Christine Jarjour MBA/MPP 2025.
Women and Public Policy Program
- Visit our Gender Action Portal for research on gender and political representation in the US and around the world; including a study finding that women and men candidates are similarly persistent in politics after losing an election, one showing that reserving political seats for women increased both female electoral participation and responsiveness to women’s policy concerns, and another finding that men are more likely to support gender equality when it is framed as a common cause.
Looking for even more related insights and analysis? Go to our politics and democracy and governance policy topic pages, where you can find featured articles, faculty experts, academic research, multimedia, and more.
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