2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

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2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 

Non-binding preference poll
  Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg Donald Trump 2023 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Joe Biden
(presumptive)
Donald Trump
(presumptive)
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Delaware Florida
Running mate Kamala Harris
(presumptive)
TBA

The 2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam will take place on November 5, 2024. Guam is a territory and not a state, making it ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College. Instead, Guam conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. [1]

Contents

In the 2024 presidential election, incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term in a rematch against former Republican president Donald Trump. [2]

Background

Guam has held a straw poll coinciding with every presidential election since 1980 to gauge residents' preferences and raise awareness regarding the territory's lack of federal representation. [3]

In the 2020 presidential straw poll, Biden had defeated then-incumbent President Donald Trump with 55.38% of the popular vote. [4]

Results

2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentage
Republican Donald Trump
(presumptive)
TBA N/AN/A
Democratic Joe Biden
(presumptive)
Kamala Harris
(presumptive)
N/AN/A
TotalsN/AN/A

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References

  1. Maxedon, Tom (2016-11-06). "Guam's straw poll: Where America's accuracy begins". The Guam Daily Post . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. Kinery, Emma (2023-04-25). "Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision". CNBC . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. Cagurangan, Mar-Vic (2020-10-30). "The US election that doesn't count: Guam goes to the polls but votes won't matter". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. "20GE OFFICIAL RESULTS SUMMARY.pdf". Guam Election Commission. Retrieved 2024-05-05.