Election 2024: Latest News, Results and Analysis

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Montage Mountain Resort in Scranton, Pa., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day

The presidential campaign comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day.

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Voting

Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. That’s highly unlikely

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up calls for a winner to be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday night.

Under lock and key: How ballots get from Pennsylvania precincts to election offices

Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day

Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms

North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites

Almost two-thirds of voters cast an early ballot in 2020, a pandemic-driven spike in America’s decades-long shift to favor voting in advance of Election Day. Every state allows some way to cast a ballot before Election Day,

Explaining Election Day

When polls close in battleground states on Election Day

What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security

Yes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable

Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election?

Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting

Will the polls be right in 2024? What polling on the presidential race can and can’t tell you

How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it

How elections forecasters became political ‘prophets’

Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why

Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high

How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political

Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow

Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

On a screen near you: Officials are livestreaming the election process for more transparency

Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here’s how it’s done

How AP uses expected vote instead of ‘precincts reporting’ when determining a winner

How AP VoteCast works, and how it’s different from an exit poll

Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections

If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states

As thousands of U.S. counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the results reported so far will reflect the outcome.

The Battleground States

Arizona

Georgia

Michigan

Nevada

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Wisconsin

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What is a swing state?