Stay tuned for live updates on the US election which will decide the next President of the United States of America. The polls will close in less than two hours (12am UK time) and the first state result is due to come in at 1am. Politicians are predicting a long night and a couple of days ahead and York Vision will be here to give you the full rundown of events.
The polls will close at different times in each state, with the last ones closing in Western Alaska. Typically, votes cast on the day are counted first, followed by early and mail-in ballots. This year, early voting has been especially high so counting might take longer than usual.
These are the seven swing states: Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Arizona.
23.00 – One hour until the first voting close.
Pennsylvania, one of the seven swing states with the ability to push the results in a certain direction, is one of the states with a slower turnaround, despite its significant influence. Under Pennsylvania law, though early ballots can be cast by voters, these can not be counted until 7am on election day, leading to a much longer turnaround. However the turnaround is expected to be quicker this year.
23:12 – Currently, the republicans only have a two seat majority.
23:18 – Update from Washington, with the Kamala Harris camp. Some students at Howard University, a historically black college that, despite the expected majority support for Harris, have voiced their uncertainty on the election, not being fully convinced by Harris’ campaign. Some of the students have reported their inclination to not vote at all.
23.27 – The Georgia polls will not be closed until 7.45pm Eastern time. Times have been extended by an extra 45 minutes due to non-credible bomb threats, five in Atlanta, Georgia alone.
23.29 – 10 polling stations have extended their opening times in Georgia.
23.45 – Two precincts in Carolina have extended their voting hours due to technical difficulties in the western region.
Early exit polls suggest that democracy and the economy are among some of the most important issues for voters.
According to an American exit poll, when asked ‘who do you trust more with the economy?’ 47% of people said Harris and 51% of people voted for Trump.
00.02 – The first polls have closed in a handle of states including Georgia (a swing state), Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Vermont, South Carolina. Kentucky (8) projected for Trump. Vermont (3) projected for Harris
00:06 – Some broadcasters are projecting Indiana for Trump. Updates on Georgia will follow shortly.
00:17 – Indiana results are suggesting that there’s been an 8-point swing to Harris in suburban areas. The next polls will close in 9 minutes.
00.18 – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that early vote results are expected in Georgia within the hour (01.00am).
00.26 – Polls have closed in some parts of Florida, Lewis.
00.30 – North Carolina (a swing state) polls have closed.
00:41 – Independent voters have reported a 10% swing to Trump, and, as predicted, Trump has outperformed with black men, a demographic that the Democrats historically took for granted. White women have been reported to be swinging further than expected to Kamala Harris.
01:00 – Florida (30), Alabama (10), Missouri (10), Oklahoma (7), Tennessee (11) have been called by CNN for Trump. Massachusetts (11), Maryland (10) and District of Columbia (3) have all gone for Harris. Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island are all too early to call. So far, there is 27 to Harris and 90 to Trump.
01.03 – Trump is the projected winner in Florida.
01:05 – North Carolina women have been, unexpectedly, quite a worry for Harris. Additionally, it appears that in abortion referendums – a campaign issue Harris has managed to lead – in Florida, pro-choice voters appear to be picking “yes” but not necessarily voting for Harris at the same time.
We’re looking at a small set of data still, but it appears nationally Trump has overperformed with white women in a way he did in 2016 but not so much in 2020.
01.14 – In Pennsylvania, 75.7% Harris and 23.2% Trump.
01:17 – New gender and race poles reveal that Trump leads Harris with white men (59% vs 39%) and white women (51% vs 47%). Harris leads Trump with Black men (79% vs 19%) and black women (92% vs 17%). Trump leads with Latino men ( 54% vs 44%) whilst Harris leads Latino women (62% vs 37%). For all other races Harris Leads Trump (49% vs 45%).
01:23 – Texas is not a state expected to flip, especially not this year, but one of the interesting subplots of this election has been a Texas Senate race, where Republican Ted Cruz is running for re-election against a much more youthful, Colin Allred. The latter appears to have 50.9% of the vote against Cruz’s 47.2%, with around a third of the votes in – far too early to call, but well within the possibility that this may be a win for the Democrats there.
01.24 – Ohio state is still too early to call.
01:30 – Arkansas (6 votes) and South Carolina (9) called for Trump.
01:35 – Some outlets, including the Associated Press, are now calling Delaware (3), Connecticut (7) and Rhode Island (4) for Harris. South Carolina (9) and Mississippi (6) are called for Trump. Harris 52; Trump 105.
With thanks to Charlotte Ambrose, Eddie Atkinson, Morgan Grove, Sophie Sindrey, Gavin Southway, Connor Szulist for their contributions.