Dem
48
GOP
52
Today is a big day, to say the least. It's also a very strange day, because while we are just days or hours from something very momentous, nobody can know what things will look like when we come out on the other side. What will this weekend bring? President-elect Harris? President-(re-)elect Trump? Outcome unknown? Rioting in the streets? Calm, and observations that it was all "much ado about nothing"? Just about anything is possible.
We will, of course, be here with liveblogging, starting around 7:00 p.m. EST today. If you would like to join the Electoral-Vote.com slack channel, hosted by reader B.J. in Arlington, MA, the link you need is here. We will not be participating or monitoring, primarily because we don't want participants to feel constrained. If we're dunderheads who can't tell a politician from a potatoe, you should be able to write that freely. However, we WILL be monitoring comments@electoral-vote.com, and we will be running some reader messages as part of our liveblogging. We are particularly interested, of course, in "on the scene" reports from folks who are in swingy states/districts or who are helping run the election. We will probably also answer some questions, as we'll also be monitoring questions@electoral-vote.com.
Here is when the polls close across the nation (states with multiple closing times are listed under their earliest time):
| Time (EST) | Polls close in |
| 6:00 p.m. | Indiana, Kentucky |
| 7:00 p.m. | Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
| 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia |
| 8:00 p.m. | Alabama, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas |
| 8:30 p.m. | Arkansas |
| 9:00 p.m. | Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| 10:00 p.m. | Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah |
| 11:00 p.m. | California, Washington |
| 12:00 a.m. | Alaska, Hawaii |
The swing states are in bold. Maine and Nebraska are on the list due to the one electoral vote in ME-02 and the one in NE-02. Could there be surprises? It is possible that due to weather some polls might stay open longer than normal. And there could be delays in Western North Carolina on account of the hurricane damage, but other than that, this is the schedule.
Speaking of the weather, it is largely going to be good today. Zooming in a bit:
Arizona: Phoenix will be 72 and sunny
Arizona: Tucson will be 68 and sunny
Nevada: Las Vegas will be 68 and partly cloudy
Nevada: Reno will be 52 and partly cloudy
Georgia: Atlanta will be 75 and partly cloudy
Georgia: Savannah will be 72 and cloudy
North Carolina: Charlotte will be 73 and cloudy
North Carolina: Raleigh will be 77 and partly cloudy
Michigan: Detroit will be 74 and partly cloudy
Michigan: Grand Rapids will be 67 and rain
Wisconsin: Madison will be 63 and rain
Wisconsin: Milwaukee will be 64 and rain
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia will be 73 and sunny
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh will be 80 and partly cloudy
And that's the story as Election Day 2024 dawns. Buckle up, because it's going to be a bumpy ride. (Z)