Presidential Election Day 2024 live updates: Polls open as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fight for victory

Voters began casting ballots with polls open from 5 a.m. in Vermont and 6 a.m. in several states.

The first polls in Indiana and Kentucky will close Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

Then the US will wait as ballots are counted across the country and the excitement begins to find out who will be the next President of the United States. For some states, the results will be announced as soon as voting ends.

But for others — especially the seven battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina — it could be hours or even days before we know the winner.

DailyMail.com has broken down everything you need to know – hour by hour – about the drama that will unfold – including when the polls close in each state, who is expected to win and when you can expect a result.

• Tens of millions of Americans have already cast their votes. That includes record numbers in Georgia, North Carolina and other battleground states that could determine the winner.
• On Monday, the Associated Press’ tracking of national advance voting showed that roughly 82 million ballots had already been cast — just over half of the total votes cast in the presidential election four years earlier.
• Early turnout in Georgia, which has swung between Republican and Democratic candidates in the previous two presidential elections, was so robust — more than 4 million voters — that a top official in the secretary of state’s office said the big day could be a big one. can seem. “ghost town” at the ballot box.

DailyMail.com was with Vance in ‘Trump Force Two’ as he spent the final hours of the campaign trail in a desperate bid for victory.

There was beer, donuts, lots of iced coffee, and some surprising confessions from the VP hopeful.

One of his confessions was the only thing he never talks about with the ‘superstitious’ Trump.

The first results came in last night in the small New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch, where residents kept up the tradition of casting their votes at the stroke of midnight.

But the result was an ominous forecast of what is one of the closest races in history: 3 for Trump and 3 for Harris.

Although there is a tie, it is a sharp turn against the Democrats.

In 2020, five voters went for Biden, with only one voting red.

Americans are primed for civil unrest amid terrifying predictions of “blood” in today’s sharp presidential election, reviving painful memories of recent assassinations and post-2020 election mayhem.

On Monday, businesses in Washington DC boarded up their windows as security fencing was installed around the White House, US Vice President Harris’ residence and other key buildings in the capital.

Election workers have been preparing for gun attacks amid a wave of threats to blow up political offices and other sensitive locations ahead of election day.

Washington state has activated some National Guard members to standby, while a Democratic congressman has warned that “blood could be spilled” due to clashes between angry voters.

By DailyMail.com pollster and JL Partners founder James Johnson

I’ve been traveling through the swing states for the past six months.

Two debates, two hurricanes and countless interviews later, we have arrived at Election Day.

Because American political opinion is so diverse – and so polarized – there is no one type of swing voter who will determine the outcome.

Instead, the outcome depends on different groups who, depending on how they move, will put Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the White House.

This is the cast that will decide the election:

In what could be one of the closest elections in US history, the gap between the candidates could not be greater.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris laid out two polar opposite visions for America during the unprecedented 2024 campaign for the White House.

The rivals have all portrayed each other as extreme. They both warn that their opponent will be a disaster for America.

When it comes to the economy, foreign policy, immigration, crime, abortion and taxes, both candidates have laid out big plans that would be a crucial indicator of what the next four years will look like.

DailyMail.com has put together a guide to show where the candidates stand on some crucial policy areas that matter most to American voters.

It could go down as the closest race in presidential history.

With polling booths flooded on Tuesday, the race will effectively be out of the candidates’ hands during the excruciating wait for the results.

Here, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to what Harris and Trump will be looking for as the drama unfolds.

Because there are several scenarios where they are within arm’s reach of grabbing the keys to the White House.

Check out our interactive guide on how Harris and Trump can find a path to the White House courtesy of Dailymail.com’s Deep Dive team.

Millions of voters are heading to the polls today to cast their votes, but it could take some time before the results are counted.

What could give worried Americans across the country some idea of ​​where the country is headed are the exit polls that will appear once results come in on Election Day.

The exit poll is the only survey conducted entirely among voters who have already cast their votes during the elections.

It gives voters and news organizations a better picture of what’s happening on the ground with voters on Election Day and in early voting as results come in.

The poll is conducted by Edison Research, the only research firm to conduct national exit polls in the United States since 2004.