Following the inaugural presidential debate of 2024, many voters across the country expressed disappointment with both Biden and Trump, weakening an already disheartened voting populace. Among viewers, there were only around five percent whose minds were changed about whom to vote for.
Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden
Characteristic
Share of respondents who answered yes
Tonight's debate did not affect your choice for president
81%
Tonight's debate made you reconsider, but not change your mind
14%
Tonight's debate changed your mind about whom to vote for
Registered voters who watched the presidential debate
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Originial questions: Did tonight's debate: change your mind about whom to vote for, make you reconsider, but not change your mind, or not affect your choice for president?
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CNN. (June 27, 2024). Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/
CNN. "Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/
CNN. (2024). Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/
CNN. "Share of Viewers Whose Minds Were Changed by The First Debate of The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election between Trump and Biden." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/
CNN, Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of viewers whose minds were changed by the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Trump and Biden [Graph], CNN, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477251/minds-changed-first-debate-us-presidential-election/
