More than 85 million Americans have voted early, according to a tracker from the University of Florida’s Election Lab. Over 46 million of those early votes were cast in person, while over 39 million came from mail-in ballots. It can take a while to process mail-in ballots because of how labor intensive it is.
Live updates and the latest news on the 2024 election as voters hit the polls to decide who will be the next United States president, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
There are 93 electoral votes at stake among the seven swing states. If Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump win all the states they are expected to win easily, Ms. Harris will need 44 of these electoral votes to secure the presidency. Mr. Trump will need 51.
Voting is underway in the 2024 Presidential election. Follow live updates on Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, poll close times, results, voting issues, results analysis and more.
Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.
Kentucky (eight electoral votes) will be the first state to close its polls at 6 p.m. Eastern. For most of the eastern half of the country, voting polls will close between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., while polls on the West Coast will close at 11 p.m. Eastern.
Republicans are favored to gain Senate control of the Senate as Democrats are on defense in several swing states. A two-seat swing for Republicans would flip the chamber.
Follow California House District 41 election results live during the 2024 election. Get updates on voting outcomes from the California House election, including maps from NBC News.
News organization says election-forecasting tool might not be operational; some staffers debate merits of labor action.
Traders are bracing for a turbulent week. Just two days after Election Day, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision, the first since cutting rates by half a point. The Fed’s announcement comes amid new data showing signs of a cooling labor market, adding another layer to an already stacked week for markets.
A growing number of Wall Street strategists are predicting that a decision in the US presidential election will set the stage for stocks to rally into the end of 2024, building on a 21% gain this year for the S&P 500 Index.