No, Taylor Swift Has Not Endorsed Kamala Harris (Yet)

Swifties are already organizing to encourage fans to vote for Harris/Walz in the upcoming election.

Updated Aug. 9 2024, 5:18 p.m. ET

When it comes to politics, music superstar Taylor Swift has been decidedly mum about her personal views. She elected not to endorse either candidate for the 2016 election, then quietly endorsed the Biden/Harris campaign in 2020 when she posted an Instagram photo of some sugar cookies with the campaign's logo frosted on them.

With the 2024 election looming ever closer, and the ballot looking like it'll be Kamala Harris and Tim Walz versus Donald Trump and JD Vance, Swifties are looking for any sign of who their favorite singer will be voting for in the upcoming election. Though a star's endorsement shouldn't decide who someone is voting for, many believe Taylor's vote for Harris will be a big win for the Democrat party. Did she endorse the Harris/Walz ticket?

Did Taylor Swift endorse Kamala Harris?

Though some believed a photo posted to Taylor's Instagram following her three shows in Warsaw was her subtle endorsement of the Democrat candidate, the singer has not publicly endorsed any candidate in the upcoming election. A photo from the "Lover" set in the carousel showed a woman in a pantsuit walking behind Taylor, which some misinterpreted as her endorsement of Vice President Harris's candidacy.

Though Taylor has not personally endorsed either side in the upcoming election, Swifties have been organizing individually for the Democratic nominee. Since President Joe Biden announced his decision to end his reelection campaign, there have been numerous social media accounts of Swifties pushing for fans to vote for Vice President Harris.

In addition to the account campaigning for Swifties to vote for the Democratic nominee, fans individually have taken to the internet to talk about how important it is for fans who can vote to show up to the polls in November and vote blue.

Taylor talked about her decision not to endorse Hilary Clinton in an interview after the election.

Though plenty of Taylor's fans have defended her decision not to announce an enforcement for either candidate in the 2016 election, she's also spoken publicly about that decision since, admitting that she weighed the risks. Part of her decision was due to her own reputation at the time -- and between 2015 and 2016 (before the album "reputation" was released), she didn't have a great public image.

“The summer before that election, all people were saying was She’s calculated. She’s manipulative. She’s not what she seems. She’s a snake. She’s a liar,” Taylor told Vogue for her cover story in 2019. “These are the same exact insults people were hurling at Hillary. Would I be an endorsement or would I be a liability? Look, snakes of a feather flock together. Look, the two lying women. The two nasty women.”

It's unclear if Taylor will endorse either candidate in this upcoming election, despite the many calls for her to. Though given the recent cancellation of her Eras Tour shows in Vienna following the discovery of a planned terror attack, don't expect her to make an endorsement anytime soon.

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