[2] Held from July 15 to 18, 2024, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[3] it preceded the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which took place from August 19 to 22 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

[4] The convention began two days after an attempted assassination of the party's presumptive nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance, the junior United States senator from Ohio, accepted the party's nomination for vice president.

Trump and Vance went on to win the 2024 election, defeating the Democratic ticket of incumbent vice president Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz.

[12] Other locations that had, at one point, an interest in hosting, but which ultimately did not bid, included Columbus,[13] Las Vegas,[14] San Antonio,[10] and the state of Georgia.

[18] The Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County voted against a draft hosting agreement, which effectively forfeited the city's bid.

[21] The Republican National Committee voted for Milwaukee to be the party's 2024 convention host during its early August 2022 meeting in Chicago.

[29] In terms of population, Milwaukee is smaller than other metropolitan areas that have hosted recent major party conventions.

[41] On June 29, 2023, further committee members were announced, including KC Crosbie as treasurer, Vicki Drummond as secretary,[42] and David Bossie as co-chair.

[43] Milwaukee and its immediate metro area have a smaller number of hotel rooms than can be needed for a major party presidential nominating convention.

[55] In April 2023, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson stated that he believed the considerations that should inform security plans for the 2024 Republican National Convention should include the original security plans for a full-scale 2020 Democratic National Convention in the city and input for the U.S. Secret Service.

The 6–3 vote of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission to authorize this was held in closed session without public comment.

[58] Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, it was announced that the security perimeter would expand to create buffer zones around the event.

[62][63][64][65][66] In May 2024, it was reported in the media that the Trump campaign wanted to shift the platform positions on abortion and same-sex marriage.

[65] In June 2024, The New York Times reported that the Trump campaign also wanted to significantly shorten the platform, focusing on contrasting with the Democratic Party instead of providing extensive details on policy.

Former President Trump's name was placed into nomination by Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party.

[75] The table below reflects the presumed delegate count as per the end selection process and the final tally at the convention.

As a courtesy to their followers, candidates who had suspended their campaigns usually formally withdraw shortly before the start of the convention after the deadline to replace them, thereby allowing their delegates to attend.

On July 15, the first day of the Republican National Convention, Trump announced JD Vance as his nominee for vice president.

U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno of Ohio moved for the nomination to be approved by acclamation, at which point House Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed Trump and Vance the official nominees.