From abortion rights to inflation: 5 ways the 2024 election will impact voters in every state

 

When voters choose the next president in 2024, they’ll be picking a leader to address the contentious issues dividing the nation.

Republicans and Democrats in America are drifting further apart, according to polling, leaving little consensus on serious crises – gun violence, immigration reform and climate change – that voters will be thinking about at the ballot box. Those issues will frame an election that also marks new territory in how Americans receive their information online.

Here's USA TODAY's look at the debates and themes that could shape the 2024 race and how they'll impact the country from coast to coast.

Biden vs. Trump rematch? Voters say no thanks

Most Americans aren't jazzed about a 2020 rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, no matter their political leanings.

An Economist/YouGov poll released earlier this month found significant majorities oppose the idea of Biden or Trump running in 2024. Another survey commissioned by the Associated Press showed roughly 57% of U.S. adults would be dissatisfied with either man being nominated by their respective party.

Whether it's Biden's waning popularity or Trump's criminal indictments, such a malaise is bound to change the ways parties and other organizations engage voters. This hesitancy could also trickle down to campaigns at the congressional and state levels.

The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, for instance, has found young voters are less enthusiastic across the partisan divide. Among Americans aged 18-29, the institute's poll found 49% said they will "definitely" vote. That's down from the 57% who said the same in 2019.

Experts say a growing number have vowed to simply stay home on Election Day or cast their ballot for a third-party contender, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein or Cornel West.