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

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

On Tuesday at 6:00 pm Eastern time, the first polls will close in Indiana and Kentucky.

Then the United States will wait while votes are counted across the country and the tension begins over who will be the next president of the United States. For some states, the result will be announced as soon as voting ends.

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

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

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

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

Among his confessions was the one thing he never talks about with the “superstitious” Trump.

The first result was known last night in the small town of Dixville Notch in New Hampshire, where residents honored the tradition of casting their votes at the stroke of midnight.

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

While it is a tie, it is a sharp departure from the Democrats.

In 2020, five voters chose Biden and only one voted red.

Americans brace for civil unrest amid terrifying predictions of “bloodshed” during today’s presidential election, reviving painful memories of recent assassination attempts and chaos after the 2020 election.

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

Poll workers have braced for gun attacks, amid a spate of threats to blow up political offices and other sensitive sites before Election Day.

Washington state has activated some members of the National Guard to be on alert, while a Democratic congressman has warned that “there may be blood” as a result of clashes between angry voters.

By DailyMail.com pollster and founder of JL Partners, James Johnson

For the past six months I have traveled through the swing states.

After two debates, two hurricanes and countless interviews, we arrived at election day.

Because American political opinion is so diverse – and so polarized – there is no single type of undecided voter that determines the outcome.

Instead, the outcome depends on various 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 American history, the difference between the candidates could not be starker.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have laid out two visions of America that are polar opposites during the unprecedented 2024 campaign for the White House.

The rivals have portrayed each other as extremes. Both warn that their opponent will be a disaster for the United States.

When it comes to the economy, foreign policy, immigration, crime, abortion and taxes, both candidates have laid out big plans that would provide 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 a number of crucial policies that matter most to American voters.

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

As polling places are flooded on Tuesday, the race will be essentially out of reach for candidates during the excruciating wait for results to come in.

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

Because there are multiple scenarios that will leave them within reach of seizing 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 going to the polls today to cast their vote, but the results could take some time to be counted.

What might give anxious Americans across the country an idea of ​​where the country is headed are the exit polls that are released when the results are known on Election Day.

The exit poll is the only poll conducted exclusively among voters who have already cast their ballots in the election.

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

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