The votes are in for Nickelodeon‘s 2024 Kids Pick the President “Kid’s Vote” poll and the winner is…………Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Harris received 52% of the vote, followed by GOP nominee Donald Trump with 48%. More than 32,000 kids cast their virtual ballot in the poll from Oct. 3-23, according to Nickelodeon.
Results of the 2024 poll will be formally announced in tonight’s half-hour special, hosted by Nate Burleson (CBS Mornings, NFL Slimetime, The NFL Today) and his daughter, Mia Burleson (NFL Slimetime), premiering at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), across Nickelodeon, Paramount+, Nickelodeon YouTube, Nick.com and the Nickelodeon Pluto TV channels (Nick Pluto, 90’s Kids TV, Totally Teen). The special will also be available tomorrow on Nick On Demand.
Per Nickelodeon, told from a uniquely kid-led POV, the half-hour Kids Pick the President special will platform the issues young people care about most in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Kids from all sides of the political spectrum will share their personal stories and opinions on topics, including the economy, future of AI and technology, and health.
Nickelodeon has partnered with NAMLE (The National Association of Media Literacy Educators) on a guide to provide information and resources for parents around media literacy that is available on kidspickthepresident.com.
Nickelodeon’s Kids Pick the President is part of Our World, the brand’s global prosocial initiative to inspire kids and provide them with tools to activate their individual and collective agency. Nickelodeon’s Our World is supported by a coalition of partners, including 4-H, Afterschool Alliance, Ashoka, The Aspen Institute, Association of Children’s Museums and ChangeX. Caregivers and kids can access resources and more information at http://www.nickourworld.com.
Kids Pick the President is produced by Nickelodeon Productions and overseen by Ashley Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Unscripted & Digital Franchise Studio; Paul J Medford, Vice President, Unscripted Current Series; Luke Wahl, Vice President, Unscripted Creative; and Jana Blumenthal Vice President, Production. Luke Wahl and Ben Plumier serve as Executive Producers.
The Kids Pick the President “Kids’ Vote” is an informal non-scientific poll, meant for entertainment purposes only.
