Jennifer Lawrence used a line from her “Hunger Games” past to urge fans to vote on Tuesday, the day of the U.S. midterm elections. The 36-year-old actress posted a photo of herself making the franchise’s three-finger salute, a gesture of defiance that protest movements have since adopted. Her caption read: “Midterms BB. Don’t forget who burns with us.” The wording echoes the moment in the third film, “Mockingjay: Part 1,” when her character, Katniss Everdeen, fully embraces her role as the face of a rebellion.
Lawrence shared the post with her 8.7 million Instagram followers. The vote will decide which party controls Congress for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. Her message named no candidate and no party.
Her politics are no secret. Raised in a Republican household, she has said she voted for John McCain in her first election, and she has backed Democrats in recent cycles. In 2016, she joined director Darren Aronofsky’s push to turn out students at Duke University, appearing by FaceTime on his phone. She endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, narrated a 2021 PSA opposing Republican-backed voting restrictions, and backed Kamala Harris in 2024, saying abortion was on the ballot.
The post arrived days after she confirmed a role in the upcoming prequel “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” which opens in theaters Nov. 20. Critics of celebrity activism often argue that entertainers wield outsized influence on voters. Supporters counter that famous figures reach young and disengaged people that campaigns struggle to find.
Lawrence was one of many entertainers who posted on Election Day. Bruce Springsteen shared a video thanking people who voted and asking officials to count ballots securely. “Our vote is our voice,” he said. Samuel L. Jackson and Olivia Rodrigo also cast ballots. Rodrigo’s video promoted her Daisy Chain Fields festival, which raises money for women’s rights groups, and quoted a lyric from her charity single “Serena Joy.” Joe Keery, Kerry Washington, Lupita Nyong’o, Gracie Abrams and Carrie Coon posted photos with “I voted” stickers and urged followers to follow suit.
