Election Season in America: Scenes From Around the Country

The most online election in history has been snapped, shared, and memed into oblivion. WIRED’s photo department has curated moments across the country from the last few months.
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An image depicting Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump is displayed as his supporters arrive for his campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum on October 22, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina.Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo

Every presidential election feels like the most important yet. This one, though, may actually rise to the label. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer visions of the future for the US that couldn't be more different. Their campaigns have diverged widely in tone, style, and substance. Maybe the only thing they have in common, in fact, is the extent to which they've been documented online.

But while the memes and shares have in many ways defined the 2024 US presidential election, there's a whole world of moments that have occurred outside of the viral limelight. At WIRED, we took a step back to look at the last months in moments, exploring places, scenes, and people that don't always make the feeds. Below, we're offering a different picture of an America that's often at odds, and seldom offline.

Supporters of former US president Donald Trump are seen through a photo cutout as they arrive for a campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, on November 1, 2024.Photograph: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, pictured through bullet-resistant glass, arrives to speak at a campaign rally outside the Atlanta Civic Center on November 2, 2024.Photograph: Brynn Anderson/AP Photo
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gather along William Penn Highway to wave pro-Trump and American flags during rush hour in Easton, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 2024.Photograph: SAMUEL CORUM/Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris walks toward reporters to speak before boarding Air Force Two at Harry Reid International Airport as she departs Las Vegas on October 10, 2024, en route to Arizona.Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
Attendees look on at a campaign rally in Houston for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on October 25, 2024.Photograph: Annie Mulligan/AP Photo
Governor Tim Walz (with gun), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, takes part in the annual Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, on October 12, 2024.Photograph: Anthony Souffle/AP Photo
Navajo cowboys compete in a rodeo event during the Western Navajo Fair in Tuba City, Arizona, on October 18, 2024.Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo
Supporters cheer during a community rally with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on October 27, 2024, in Philadelphia.Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP Photo
Elon Musk and former first lady Melania Trump listen as Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro deposits his mail-in ballot at a drop box on October 26, 2024, in Abington, Pennsylvania.Photograph: Laurence Kesterson/Getty Images
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Senator JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on October 23, 2024.Photograph: John Locher/AP Photo
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waits for him to speak at a rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024.Photograph: GIORGIO VIERA/Getty Images
Attendees cheer during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, on November 3, 2024.Photograph: Sarah Rice/Getty Images
An employee works on embroidered campaign hats for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz at Unionwear in Newark, New Jersey, on August 22, 2024.Photograph: ANGELA WEISS/Getty Images
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A Trump supporter waits to enter the West Palm Convention Center for a campaign rally as the candidate celebrates his 78th birthday in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 14, 2024.Photograph: GIORGIO VIERA/Getty Images
Forgiato Blow wears a necklace with a likeness of Donald Trump before Republican candidate speaks at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on October 15, 2024.Photograph: Alex Brandon/Getty Images

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) and US actress Maya Rudolph participate in "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) live late-night sketch comedy show at NBC studios in New York City on November 2, 2024.

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