Election Day 2024 as told via TikTok trends

Kamala Harris took part in this election music competition show Track StarDonald Trump joins TikTok, Tim Walz Jogging in New York’s Central Park with Kate Mackz And JD Vance makes beer jokes. While the candidates and their running mates attract great attention on TikTok, it seems logical that its users, who are predominantly from Generation Z, would also act politically on the social media platform. On Election Day, a few trends emerged, such as a shift from a classic like “Get ready to vote with me” to a new trend: “Cancelling each other’s votes.” Here’s a look at the 2024 elections on TikTok.

‘Prepare to vote with me’

Voters shared videos of their “preparation” routines before heading to the polls. True to “Get Ready With Me” form, the creators shared images of putting on makeup, doing their hair, and sometimes opting for a patriotic outfit.

• “As a first-time female voter, the opportunity to vote means a lot to me.” Chantelle, 20, wrote:. Wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Kindness”, she filmed herself applying blush and filling in her eyebrows.

• “I’m performing pretty well even going to the polls.” Bey, a first-time voter and new citizen at the age of 23in question.

• “I’m not proud of my 22-year-old self or my 18-year-old self, but 26-year-old me is voting not to take this country back 50 years.” Jenny, 26, wrote.

• “People will go crazy no matter who wins.” ElishaHe said he was wearing a red shirt.

• “Grwm will vote for Donald Trump” Hailie wrote.

‘I’m going to cancel…’

The “On the way to cancel…” trend shows TikTok users sharing who they are considering canceling their vote (relative or friend) in hopes of helping their preferred presidential candidate win. The trend, often used ironically, boasts more than 393,000 videos on the social media platform and includes a snippet of Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.”

‘Show me something in your house that shows who you voted for’

The “Show me something in your home that tells me who you voted for” trend has users gravitate towards an item or object in their home that symbolizes the candidate they voted for. Harris voters chose cats and Converse Chuck Taylorsfor example, while Trump voters frequently reference Bibles and Bibles garbage bags.

‘And suddenly these words came out of my mouth’

The “And suddenly the words came out of my mouth” trend, set to the soundtrack of Olivia Rodrigo’s 2021 song “Deja Vu,” has creators sharing who they chose to vote for and whether it was a deviation from what they expected or why. One former Trump staffer admitted it was “weird” to think of herself as a “Harris voter,” while another creator said she always “dreamed” about voting for Trump.

• “My bingo card did not include Harris voters being a Trump employee.” Sarah Matthews wrote. Matthews describes himself as a “Republican in exile.”

• isabella she’s still “the same girl who loved Trump all along.”

• “I always knew what I stood for and no one could take that away from me.” ElenaShe wrote that she wanted to see the “first female president.”

• Gabby He claims that he will “proudly ‘trash'” in order to provide a “safe, healthy country” for his family.

‘If you want to go and be stupid…’

Creators use Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 single “Please Please Please” to express disapproval of those who neglected to vote during the presidential election. Most TikTok users who embrace this trend criticize the indifference of voters. “Ignorance is ugly,” one TikTok user wrote.

• Mary said “The ‘I’m not voting (because) they both suck’ argument is “ignorant.”

• “(You are) unfortunately part of the problem,” Taylor wrote. A group of people who can vote but choose not to.

• Subject to He thinks “ignorance is ugly.”

• “It’s crazy to have the privilege of ‘not caring’” Teniola wrote.

• Linaye TikTok urges its users to “please vote”.