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The 2024 presidential election is in full swing and early voting is beginning in states across the country. In this episode of Facing the Facts, a collaboration between ABC Owned Stations’ Race and Culture and data teams, hear stories about voters and policies impacting this election.

Here are some of the issues and voters shaping the 2024 election as you watch our special, Facing the Facts: Election Special.

California

In Fresno, KFSN reporter Elisa Navarro examines conservative voices in minority communities and the rightward shift in some groups.

Los Angeles saw historic mobilization efforts for Kamala Harris.

KABC’s Anabel Nunez examines how Zoom helped mobilize Black men and women, white women and South Asians to raise funds for Vice President Kamala Harris as President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.

Meanwhile in the Bay Area, KGO race and social justice reporter Julian Glover takes us inside the San Quentin State Rehabilitation Center, where incarcerated people are making sure their voices are heard.

Philadelphia

The 2024 election could depend on the votes of millions of people who have never cast a vote – members of Generation Z – who were too young to vote last time but are now heading to the ballot box.

As both parties try to attract younger voters, many organizations are finding that reaching Generation Z requires a different strategy.

Reporter Tarhonda Thomas of WPVI in Philadelphia speaks with Gen Z voters about their thoughts on the 2024 presidential election.

Texas

November will mark the first presidential election since Texas passed Senate Bill 1, the law that Republicans passed in response to concerns about the integrity of the 2020 results.

The law imposes a number of rules that make voting by mail more difficult and limit the ability to vote in person.

KTRK reporter Rosie Nguyen examines SB1’s impact on potential voter turnout in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.

North Carolina

The country has become non-partisan in recent years. Many voters plan to vote for their party regardless of the candidates.

WTVD reporter Akilah Davis tried to find those who are die-hard Republicans and Democrats and plan to vote the party line no matter who is on the list.

new York

Both Donald Trump and Harris courted black men throughout the presidential campaign. In 2020, Black voters remained overwhelmingly loyal to the Democratic Party, voting 92%-8% for President Joe Biden, according to Pew Research.

WABC reporter Crystal Cranmore takes a deep dive into black voting patterns and examines whether the demographic will mobilize behind Harris or whether Trump will eliminate the crucial voting bloc.

Chicago

The day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, grassroots organizations saw a huge increase in Black women’s enthusiasm to vote for Harris over Trump.

WLS’s Jasmine Minor examines the energy surrounding Black women as the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to lead a party’s ticket.