Media Election 2020

We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.

– Jean Baudrillard

In the 2020 US election, media attention may be a startling indicator of who will win the presidency.

Polls for the 2016 US presidential election indicated Hillary Clinton as the leader, yet the media focused overwhelmingly on Donald Trump. According to the New York Times, Trump earned close to $2 billion worth of free media attention, more than twice the amount Clinton received.

Were the polls wrong? Or has our vote become a reflection of the volume of information we consume, rather than its meaning? Using artificial intelligence to ingest and analyze thousands of published articles in real-time, we can see the magnitude of a candidates’ media attention as an indication of voting behavior.

The volume of articles published about each candidate reflect who owns the news cycle and possibly your vote.

See live feeds of article analysis for and

Current events:
173
Articles published:
9584
Number of sources:
30,000

Today, Feb. 25th, Joe Biden leads in media attention by 10 points.

Volume of articles published about each candidate over time

  • 2719532 Biden articles
  • 4464020 Trump articles
  • 07/31/2020 - 02/25/2021
  • • most shared article

Meaning matters.
Especially in politics.
Especially in 2020.

The most prominent shared and unique topics by week:

Filters:

      Week starting: 02/22/2021

      Dominating the news cycle is often less about policy or substance and more about distraction and diversion.

      To win the 2020 election, Trump may be purposefully inciting the media to react, even if false. This strategy sets the frame of discussion and dominates the news cycle.

      A candidate’s ability to ‘program’ the media is a grave concern. A free and independent press is a hallmark of any democracy. But an informed citizenry needs to distinguish between who has captured our attention and who shares our values.

      This election matters.
      Your vote matters.

      Biden - 55% of media attention
      Trump - 45% of media attention

      Vote your values.

      Plan to vote by registering, finding your polling place, and requesting an absentee ballot if you need one. Before you vote, understand how candidates differ on key issues and foreign policy.

      And, help America vote by applying to be a poll worker.

      Media Election 2020 is a real-time media monitor that predicts the US presidential election winner based on media attention.

      Crafted by AREA 17

      Data from Event Registry

      Donald Trump

      Last updated at 1:0 UTC

      • Romney says Trump likely Republican nominee if he runs in 2024
        96
      • Liz Cheney says G.O.P. must 'make clear that we aren't the party of white supremacy.'
        79
      • Mike Pence has spoken twice to Donald Trump since the inauguration
        21
      • 'QAnon Shaman' who turned on Trump seeks release after organic foods cause 'digestive issues'
        14
      • Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath
        19
      • Trump supporters, conspiracists shift to new social media sites
        13
      • Georgia counties seek legal fees from Trump over voter fraud lawsuit
        6
      • Life amid the ruins of QAnon: 'I wanted my family back'
        5
      • Donald Trump long shot to be next New York City mayor
        5
      • Crowd cheers as ice skater carrying 'Trump 2024' flag is tackled to the ground
        7
      • Noem to get fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago hosted by Donald Trump Jr.
        7
      • CNN's John King: Trump Ignored a Pandemic, Incited Insurrection, 'He Is Stained by History'
        5
      • Manhattan prosecutors subpoena Bannon financial documents: CNN
        10
      • In backing South Carolina GOP chair, Trump remains active - The Boston Globe
        11
      • Biden administration is relying on a Trump-era policy to turn away migrants at border
        5
      • Psaki Defends Biden Reopening 'Babies in Cages' Migrant Program
        122
      • Capitol Riot: Witnesses Contradict Democrats' Claim that Attack Was Expected
        391
      • Opinion | Ted Cruz's latest Cancún spin shows the rot of GOP victimization runs deep
        19
      • Don Jr. is deposed by D.C. prosecutors probing inaugural committee
        15
      • South Dakota's pitch to keep up July 4 celebration at Mt. Rushmore resurfaces at Haaland hearing
        5
      • Petition drive calls for state AGs to probe Big Tech
        5
      • Pennsylvania Republicans to weigh censure of senator over Trump impeachment vote
        10
      • In Stimulus Debate, Senate Parliamentarian Holds Broad Sway
        13
      • Now Ted Cruz may be buying his own books through a mystery company
        7
      • Despite GOP outcry, Cassidy 'at peace' with impeachment vote - KTAR.com
        9
      • Analysis: Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory
        25
      • Fox staffers embarrassed over network's 'indefensible' sponsorship of CPAC
        5
      • Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden's 100-day deportation pause in nationwide order
        76
      • Gucci is Staying in Trump Tower
        8
      • Republican voters' post-riot departure helps Trump loyalists cement grip
        7
      • Top Democrat optimistic Pentagon policy nominee will get 'fair shot'
        8
      • Judge Blocks Enforcement of Biden's Moratorium on Most Deportations
        7
      • Inside a 'Patriot Party' rally where Trump loyalists search for a path forward
        5
      • Jaylen Brown reacts to Isaiah Thomas' praise after first NBA All-Star nod
        5
      • Conservative Groups to Start New Election Transparency Initiative
        7
      • Key aide said Covid was 'the best thing that ever happened' to Biden, book says
        13
      • East TN man charged with taking part in US Capitol riots, throwing flagpole at officers
        8
      • Tally of Ohio residents charged in US Capitol breach up to 9
        8
      • Connolly to GOP: I won't be lectured by those who voted to overturn
        9
      • Column: Americans want a 'return to normalcy.' Does Biden's base?
        5
      • Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll
        15
      • Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president
        10
      • New York GOP district leader arrested for role in Capitol riot
        14
      • EXCERPT: 'Kill Shot' probes shadow industry, deadly disease
        6
      • "Republican Civil War Is Canceled,' Sen. Rick Scott Writes to GOP
        18
      • Upton censured for vote to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from
        11
      • Iowa Republicans fast-tracking dramatic election changes
        6
      • U.S. tries to expedite release of migrant children amid surge
        13
      • Joy Behar Backpedals After Calling For Tucker Carlson To Be 'Tied Up And Put In A Corner'
        9
      • Behind the Nashville Bombing, a Conspiracy Theorist Stewing About the Government
        8
      • Democrats Ask Biden To Surrender Keys On Nuclear Launches
        25
      • Unlock North Korea's critical and urgent aspects of program
        9
      • Josh Hawley is fundraising off lies about the Big Lie
        16
      • Biden to nominate Obama alum Ahuja to lead Office of Personnel
        22
      • Biden CIA nominee Burns faces easy path to U.S. Senate confirmation
        156
      • Tiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say
        3590
      • Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny to Write Political Thriller
        193
      • Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Biden's ambassador to the U.N.
        119
      • Biden pledges to help two Michaels and a blackface 'error': In The New
        13
      • U.S. State Department creates position of diversity officer
        11
      • Bette Midler mocks Rush Limbaugh with KKK comparison less than a week after his death
        7
      • Judge Indefinitely Bans Biden's 100-Day Deportation Moratorium
        5
      • Tip led to FBI arrests of Iowa mother, son in Capitol riot
        6
      • AOC criticizes Manchin over apparent targeting of Biden's nominees of color
        76
      • AOC demands ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are abolished
        18
      • DWS Wants Mayors Not to Lower Flags in Honor of Limbaugh
        72
      • Tucker Carlson Rips Merrick Garland on White Supremacists
        7
      • Biden to press for funds to boost chip manufacturing amid shortfall
        219
      • Twitter Reacts To Joe Biden's Dogs Having 'Oval Office Walk-In Privileges'
        9
      • Biden to Escalate War on Russia by Other Means? - Global Research
        13
      • Grassley says he'll decide this fall whether to run in 2022
        9
      • A Ted Cruz piñata brings smiles -- and sales -- to a Texas party store owner
        10
      • 'Give My Regards To Your Puppet Master': Elon Musk Flames WaPo For Tesla Story
        17
      • Georgia senate loser David Perdue says he won't run again in 2022
        56
      • U.S. Deaths From Covid-19 Match Toll Of Three Major Wars [Infographic]
        12
      • Biden administration withdraws from Connecticut transgender athlete
        35
      • 'Flat Lie': Federal Prosecutors In New York Admitted To Lying About Evidence In Sanctions Case
        10
      • Reporter asks State Dept. spokesman if Biden is taking credit for
        47
      • US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
        16
      • Virginia GOP decides to hold drive-in nominating convention
        10
      • Ted Cruz: Xavier Becerra's 'Only Health Care Experience' is Suing Nuns
        134
      • Retired N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Guarded City Hall Charged in Capitol Riot
        42
      • Wife Of Late Texas Rep Ron Wright Announces Bid To Fill His Seat
        15
      • Two men charged with making threatening calls to Michigan officials
        19
      • California Wins Court Victory for Its Net Neutrality Law
        49
      • Former Cuomo aide says New York governor kissed her without consent
        150
      • Senate advances key nominees for Joe Biden as president's Cabinet starts to take shape
        100
      • Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple
        7
      • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema causes stir presiding in hot pink 'Dangerous
        16
      • McIlroy thankful Woods is still alive
        19
      • Friends and fellow athletes react to Tiger Woods' car crash
        20
      • With New Grand Jury, Justice Department Revives Investigation Into Death of George Floyd
        51
      • Wisconsin hunters quickly kill wolves; season to end early
        33
      • Opinion: We can't stop talking about Tiger Woods and his golf career, even when we should
        42

      Joe Biden

      Last updated at 1:0 UTC

      • Biden to press for funds to boost chip manufacturing amid shortfall
        219
      • Key aide said Covid was 'the best thing that ever happened' to Biden, book says
        13
      • US Catholic leaders urge Biden to lead drive for more aid to poor
        6
      • U.S. Deaths From Covid-19 Match Toll Of Three Major Wars [Infographic]
        12
      • Judge Indefinitely Bans Biden's 100-Day Deportation Moratorium
        5
      • Democrats Ask Biden To Surrender Keys On Nuclear Launches
        25
      • Biden to nominate Obama alum Ahuja to lead Office of Personnel
        22
      • Twitter Reacts To Joe Biden's Dogs Having 'Oval Office Walk-In Privileges'
        9
      • Psaki Defends Biden Reopening 'Babies in Cages' Migrant Program
        122
      • Top Democrat optimistic Pentagon policy nominee will get 'fair shot'
        8
      • Column: Americans want a 'return to normalcy.' Does Biden's base?
        5
      • Recipients of Des Moines-based World Food Prize urge Biden to lead efforts to end hunger, poverty
        11
      • Life amid the ruins of QAnon: 'I wanted my family back'
        5
      • What free college might actually look like
        9
      • US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
        16
      • Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden's 100-day deportation pause in nationwide order
        76
      • Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Biden's ambassador to the U.N.
        119
      • Jaylen Brown reacts to Isaiah Thomas' praise after first NBA All-Star nod
        5
      • Judge Blocks Enforcement of Biden's Moratorium on Most Deportations
        7
      • Biden CIA nominee Burns faces easy path to U.S. Senate confirmation
        156
      • Ducey orders flags lowered to honor those lost to COVID-19
        5
      • Ted Cruz: Xavier Becerra's 'Only Health Care Experience' is Suing Nuns
        134
      • Biden pledges to help two Michaels and a blackface 'error': In The New
        13
      • Unlock North Korea's critical and urgent aspects of program
        9
      • South Dakota's pitch to keep up July 4 celebration at Mt. Rushmore resurfaces at Haaland hearing
        5
      • Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president
        10
      • AOC criticizes Manchin over apparent targeting of Biden's nominees of color
        76
      • Inside a 'Patriot Party' rally where Trump loyalists search for a path forward
        5
      • Capitol Riot: Witnesses Contradict Democrats' Claim that Attack Was Expected
        391
      • Jill Biden says health inequities have lasted 'far too long' - 680 NEWS
        6
      • In Stimulus Debate, Senate Parliamentarian Holds Broad Sway
        13
      • Tally of Ohio residents charged in US Capitol breach up to 9
        8
      • Audits find no problems with Arizona election equipment
        9
      • AOC demands ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are abolished
        18
      • Biden's Stimulus bill Is "left of Lenin," filled with "spending porn," says Senator John Kennedy
        5
      • Missouri ordinance empowers sheriffs to arrest federal agents violating 2nd Amendment
        6
      • Biden, Schumer Rush to Confront Chip Shortage Idling Auto Plants
        5
      • GOPs Urge Biden to Get Rid of Chinese Communist Confucius Institutes
        12
      • Biden administration withdraws from Connecticut transgender athlete
        35
      • Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
        6
      • Flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of those killed by COVID-19
        7
      • Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
        5
      • UN rights experts call for US to address ongoing violations at 'Kafkaesque' Guantánamo
        6
      • U.S. State Department creates position of diversity officer
        11
      • These Girls Are Hurt by Transgender Competition
        9
      • Trump supporters, conspiracists shift to new social media sites
        13
      • Iowa Republicans fast-tracking dramatic election changes
        6
      • With New Grand Jury, Justice Department Revives Investigation Into Death of George Floyd
        51
      • Senate advances key nominees for Joe Biden as president's Cabinet starts to take shape
        100
      • Mike Pence has spoken twice to Donald Trump since the inauguration
        21
      • White House promises vaccine help as states rush to catch up
        21
      • Vice President Harris urges Black Americans: 'Let's not let COVID get us'
        7
      • Biden to Escalate War on Russia by Other Means? - Global Research
        13
      • Georgia counties seek legal fees from Trump over voter fraud lawsuit
        6
      • Boston, once an Irish American redoubt, is increasingly led by women and people of color
        21
      • More than 200 groups urge G20 to back IMF issuance to help poor countries in pandemic
        6
      • Josh Hawley is fundraising off lies about the Big Lie
        16
      • Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath
        19
      • Petition drive calls for state AGs to probe Big Tech
        5
      • Two men charged with making threatening calls to Michigan officials
        19
      • Despite GOP outcry, Cassidy 'at peace' with impeachment vote - KTAR.com
        9
      • Not waiting for Washington, states pass their own pandemic aid packages
        23
      • Springsteen's Federal DWI Hearing Streams Live For Reporters This Week
        214
      • Republican voters' post-riot departure helps Trump loyalists cement grip
        7
      • Former Cuomo aide says New York governor kissed her without consent
        150
      • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema causes stir presiding in hot pink 'Dangerous
        16
      • S Carolina considers ban on trans students in girls' sports
        27
      • Sister, 64, of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser dies of COVID-19 complications
        21
      • Romney says Trump likely Republican nominee if he runs in 2024
        96
      • Georgia senate loser David Perdue says he won't run again in 2022
        56
      • Liz Cheney says G.O.P. must 'make clear that we aren't the party of white supremacy.'
        79
      • Mayor Garcetti Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff After 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths
        11
      • 'QAnon Shaman' who turned on Trump seeks release after organic foods cause 'digestive issues'
        14
      • Analysis: Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory
        25
      • Massachusetts schools may soon return to full-time in-person learning
        30
      • Obama Once 'Popped' Someone In The Face For Using A Racial Slur
        11
      • Workhorse Group drops nearly 50% after EV company is passed over for USPS contract
        34
      • Reporter asks State Dept. spokesman if Biden is taking credit for
        47
      • Snap back? US consumer confidence rises as COVID cases drop
        21