In the five presidential elections between 2008 and 2024, the major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidates conducted 1,426 general-election (post-convention) campaign events.
- 19 states received no events at all in any of the five elections.
- 9 states received just one event.
- 93% of the 1,426 events were in just 13 states.
This chart shows the number of general-election campaign events between 2008 and 2024.
|
Total events |
State |
2008 events |
2012 events |
2016 events |
2020 events |
2024 events |
|
208 |
Pennsylvania |
40 |
5 |
54 |
47 |
62 |
|
196 |
Ohio |
62 |
73 |
48 |
13 |
|
|
188 |
Florida |
46 |
40 |
71 |
31 |
|
|
138 |
North Carolina |
15 |
3 |
55 |
25 |
40 |
|
99 |
Michigan |
10 |
1 |
22 |
21 |
45 |
|
95 |
Wisconsin |
8 |
18 |
14 |
18 |
37 |
|
84 |
Virginia |
23 |
36 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
|
68 |
Nevada |
12 |
13 |
17 |
11 |
15 |
|
63 |
Colorado |
20 |
23 |
19 |
|
1 |
|
60 |
Iowa |
7 |
27 |
21 |
5 |
|
|
52 |
New Hampshire |
12 |
13 |
21 |
4 |
2 |
|
43 |
Arizona |
|
|
10 |
13 |
20 |
|
37 |
Georgia |
|
|
3 |
7 |
27 |
|
23 |
Missouri |
21 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
17 |
Minnesota |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
|
12 |
Indiana |
9 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
12 |
New Mexico |
8 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
|
7 |
Maine |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
Texas |
|
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
Nebraska |
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
California |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
D.C. |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
New York |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
Connecticut |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Illinois |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Mississippi |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Tennessee |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Utah |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Washington |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
West Virginia |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Alabama |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
Kentucky |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delaware |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Dakota |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wyoming |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,426 |
Total |
300 |
253 |
399 |
212 |
262 |