Gender gap in 2024 election smaller than expected and largely in line with previous years

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The gender gap in the 2024 election, which Democrats expected to deliver Vice President Kamala Harris a victory, disappeared and turned out to fit almost perfectly in line with previous years.

The 2024 election was expected to be one of the most sexually polarized in U.S. history, with women voting largely for Harris and men for President-elect Donald Trump. However, initial exit polls showed that the polarization was not as large as expected.

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