Dem
51
GOP
49
The numbers are now in. Kamala Harris' acceptance speech was watched by 26.2 million people. Donald Trump's acceptance speech was watched by 25.4 million people, which is less. Here are the numbers per night for the last four presidential years:
So, more people watched both conventions than last time, but viewership is way down compared to 2008, 2012, and 2016. But keep in mind, in 2024, the U.S. population is 346 million, the number of adults ≥18 is about 277 million, and the number of people who voted in 2020 is 158 million. In other words, the percentage of "voters" who watched the RNC is about 16%, ditto the DNC. We are not impressed. Even if we assume the sets of DNC viewers and RNC viewers are disjoint, then two-thirds of the voters ignored both conventions. High civic engagement this is not. (V)