Harry Enten - Senior Political Data Reporter
Harry Enten
Senior Political Data Reporter
Harry Enten is a Senior Political Data Reporter and the host of CNN's "Margins of Error" podcast, where he specializes in data-driven journalism.
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2024 marks a 21st century rarity: Almost everyone thinks the election results are legitimate
Nov 20, 2024
The reaction from Democrats to Donald Trump’s 2024 victory is, to put it mildly, very much unlike their reaction to his 2016 win. Instead of mass protests in the streets, Democrats have been, for the most part, quiet.
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Enten: GOP ‘on the doorstep’ of maintaining control of House
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Nov 10, 2024
Republicans have clinched the White House and flipped the Senate, but unified control for the GOP remains a question as votes in House races continue to be counted. CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down where the race for House control stands.
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Harry Enten breaks down where the race for control of US House stands
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Nov 8, 2024
The balance of power in the US House of Representatives is still up for grabs. CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down where the race for control stands.
Why these are the five (or six) states to watch on election night
Nov 4, 2024
If you know the winner(s) in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and perhaps Arizona, you’ll know who has gotten to 270 electoral votes.
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Enten breaks down new polling showing Harris and Trump virtually tied in two battleground states
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Nov 1, 2024
CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten breaks down new CNN polling that shows Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump virtually tied in two battleground states.
Trump was doing historically well among Hispanic voters before Madison Square Garden rally backlash
Oct 28, 2024
Donald Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City featured numerous instances of speakers making racist or bigoted remarks. Perhaps none more notoriously so than comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s offensive comments about Puerto Rico.
The House and Senate could make history this election
Oct 22, 2024
Recent polling, including new surveys out Tuesday, shows that 2024 may produce something never seen before in American history: The House could flip from Republican to Democratic control, while the Senate may flip from Democratic to Republican control.
Why nobody knows who will win the 2024 election
Oct 20, 2024
Almost two weeks to Election Day, I feel more uncertain about this year’s result than any election I’ve covered professionally. Some of that is due to the polls – they’re really tight – but it’s also because for every good signal for Donald Trump, there seems to be a good one for Kamala Harris.
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Polls show how Trump has narrowed Harris’ lead in Pennsylvania
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Oct 19, 2024
With less than a month to go until the 2024 presidential election, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down polling that shows where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand with voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
The WNBA is having a real moment - Caitlin Clark and the league’s historic season by the numbers
Oct 10, 2024
When many of us hear the “Fall Classic,” we automatically think of baseball’s World Series. I’m not sure that will be the case for future generations.
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Polls show where Harris and Trump stand in swing states weeks before the election
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Oct 7, 2024
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down recent polling in battleground states.
Kamala Harris needs to beat the fundamentals to win
Oct 5, 2024
Kamala Harris would need to defy certain fundamentals if she wants to defeat Donald Trump next month, and recent history suggests she has a shot.
Kamala Harris may be the first Democratic presidential nominee to win seniors since Al Gore
Sep 29, 2024
We’ve heard a lot about the groups of voters that Kamala Harris seems to be struggling with – or at least not doing as well as Joe Biden did with them four years ago. Yet, the vice president has a small national edge over Donald Trump. How is that possible?
Mark Robinson may be on his way to a historic defeat in North Carolina
Sep 27, 2024
A new CNN poll on the North Carolina governor’s race finds scandal-plagued Republican nominee Mark Robinson trailing his Democratic opponent by 17 points.
About
Harry Enten is a Senior Political Data Reporter and the host of CNN’s “Margins of Error” podcast, where he specializes in data-driven journalism.
Enten was previously a Senior Writer and Analyst for CNN Politics, covering politics with a focus on poll numbers and electoral trends.
Prior to joining CNN, Enten was a senior political writer at FiveThirtyEight. There he became known as ‘FiveThirtyEight’s ‘Whiz Kid’ for his sharp analysis of politics using polling data combined with demographics and history. He also previously worked at The Guardian.
Enten graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Government. He is a diehard Buffalo Bills fan from the Bronx, NY.
