The Purge: Election Year

In 2022, a young Charlie Roan is forced to watch as her family is killed on Purge night. 18 years later, in 2040, Roan is a U.S. Senator running for president and promising to end the Purge nights. Former police sergeant Leo Barnes is now head of security for Roan. The New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) and their candidate, Minister Edwidge Owens, view Roan as a threat and, for the first time since its inception, decide to revoke immunity for government officials during the Purge, seeing it as a win for them and a lose for Roan: the people think the Purge is fair for all, and Roan is forced to hide in her home. If she leaves the country or hides in a secure safehouse, she would be seen as out of touch to her voter base. Watching the Senator's TV debate are deli owner Joe Dixon, his assistant Marcos Dali, and EMT Laney Rucker. A pair of teenage girls enter the store and begin stealing, only to be stopped by Joe. The girls mock him until Laney steps in, at which point they surrender their stolen goods and leave. Joe later discovers that his insurance premiums for Purge coverage have been raised beyond his affordability. Meanwhile, more tourists visit the U.S. to take part in the Purge. On Purge night, Joe guards his store and is joined by Marcos; together, they repel an attack by the teenage girls. Laney travels the city providing medical care to the wounded. Roan decides to wait out the Purge from her home rather than a secure location in order to secure the vote, and is accompanied by Leo, Chief Couper, Eric, and additional security forces. However, they are betrayed by Couper and Eric, who allow a paramilitary force led by Earl Danzinger to kill the security detail. Leo escorts the Senator to safety, but is wounded in the process. He detonates a bomb in the house, killing Eric and Chief Couper. Leo and Roan attempt to seek shelter but are ambushed by a group of Russian “murder tourists” and taken captive. Before they are executed, Joe and Marcos shoot the gang dead, having seen the pair's plight from the rooftop. As they take shelter in Joe's store, the teenage girls return with reinforcements but are rescued by Laney, who kills the girls. The group is then ambushed by Danzinger in a helicopter, and seeks refuge in an overpass where Leo realizes they were tracked by the bullet lodged inside him, and manages to extract it as they are met by the Crips. In exchange for the group rendering medical aid to an injured Crips member's son, the gang plants the bullet elsewhere to divert the paramilitary team. The group arrives at an underground anti-Purge hideout run by Dante Bishop. Leo discovers that Dante's group intends to assassinate Owens to end the Purge. A large group of paramilitary personnel arrives at the hideout looking for Dante. Leo and Roan escape back to the streets and meet up with Joe, Marcos, and Laney, who had left the Triage Centre earlier to return to Joe's store. While fleeing the city, the ambulance is hit by Danzinger's team, and Roan is pulled out before Leo can assist. He leads the group and Dante's team to a fortified cathedral where the NFFA plans to sacrifice her. Before Roan can be killed by the NFFA, the group arrives and causes a massive shootout that kills the congregation except Owens and NFFA loyalist Harmon James, who both escape. Owens is caught by Dante's group, who still intend to kill him, but Roan, determined to beat him in the election, is able to persuade them not to. The remaining paramilitary forces arrive, killing Dante and his men. Danzinger fights Leo, wherein the latter gains the upper hand. As Roan's group frees Owens' victims, James emerges from hiding and kills one of the victims, but is shot by Joe in a crossfire, who later succumbs to his injuries. Two months later, Marcos and Laney renovate Joe's store as they watch a TV announcement declaring Roan's landslide victory. Another news report states that violent uprisings across the country are being carried out by NFFA supporters in response to the election results.