Did The Simpsons Predict the 2024 US Election Map?

The Simpsons fans are buzzing with claims that the show eerily predicted the 2024 US election map nearly 20 years ago. In the Season 11 episode “Bart to the Future,” which aired in 2000, Lisa Simpson is depicted as the president who succeeds Donald Trump. The storyline includes her commenting on the “budget crunch” inherited from his presidency, and she wears a purple suit similar to Vice President Kamala Harris’s attire during her 2021 inauguration.

For years, this episode has been cited as an example of the show’s uncanny foresight. Fans point out that it forecasted Trump’s rise as the 45th president, which became reality in 2017. Recently, viewers noticed that the election map shown in the episode aligns closely with the actual 2024 election map, which has sparked renewed interest in The Simpsons’ predictive track record. Many fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share images of the map, declaring that once again, The Simpsons seems to have peered into the future.

Though the show has surprised fans before with predictions, from music collaborations to economic issues, the episode’s reference to Lisa becoming president clearly didn’t pan out, as Donald Trump recently declared himself the 47th president after defeating Harris. Dan Greaney, who wrote the 2000 episode, had previously said it was intended as a “warning to America.” While it seems The Simpsons missed the mark on the 2024 female president prediction, the map’s similarity adds another uncanny layer to its list of seemingly prophetic moments.