Her support for Kamala Harris has led many Taylor Swift fans to weigh in on the US election.
Megastar Taylor Swift (34) has caused a huge increase in the number of visitors to the US General Services Administration (GSA) website “Vote.gov” after she publicly declared that she would vote for Kamala Harris (59) in the upcoming elections. to give – in not Donald Trump (78).
After the TV duel between the presidential candidates, Harris’ debate with former US President Trump, Swift spoke out in support of the politician in an Instagram post.
“I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election,” Swift announced online. And she explained to her approximately 284 million followers why Harris was a good choice. “I’m voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes that I believe need a fighter to represent her. I think she is a level-headed, gifted leader and I believe that we in this country “We can achieve so much more when we are guided by calm and not chaos.”
The singer emphasized: “I researched and made my choice. (…) Remember, in order to vote, you have to be registered.”
Page views increased more than tenfold
She has apparently directly influenced many of her followers. Following Swift’s comments on Tuesday evening, the election information website Vote.gov received a total of 405,999 visitors within 24 hours, who were redirected to the site directly from one of the singer’s Instagram stories. A GSA spokesman confirmed this to the US magazine “Variety”. This corresponds to more than ten times the number of visitors last recorded. Between September 3rd and 9th there were an average of 30,000 visitors per day.
However, it is not known how many of the users who accessed the page via Taylor Swift’s post subsequently registered to vote. The site provides information about the election, but US citizens cannot register there directly to vote. The website directs visitors to the respective websites of their states. According to the GSA, as of September 11, there were more than 27,000 new registrations from people referred through the website and more than 80,000 people checking their registration status.
