Trump vs Harris: Live election 2024 results map

Polls are closing on the East Coast, and early projections show Republican candidate Donald Trump winning Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is projected to win Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Preliminary results are imminently expected in Georgia and North Carolina — two crucial swing states that both candidates are hoping to carry them to electoral victory.

Trump’s predicted victory in Florida marks his third consecutive win in the state, nabbing its whopping 30 electoral votes, after Democratic former president Barack Obama carried the state in both 2008 and 2012.

He also is expected to win Nebraska’s electoral votes in its unique split electoral vote scenario, rather than the winner-take-all outcome in other states.

Media outlets are making their projections for each state’s winner as election workers count ballots and preliminary voting data is released.The Independent is relying on projections from the Associated Press.

Check back for live updates from The Independent.

Both candidates are gunning for 270 electoral votes, the golden number needed to secure the office of the presidency.

But it will likely take several hours for meaningful information to roll in. The first polling centers to close will shut their doors at 6 p.m. local time, while some polling centers will stay open until 8 p.m. local time, including many on the West Coast.

Experts previously told The Independent that the timeline for calling the race largely depends on two things: how close the election is in individual states and the specific laws of those states regarding counting votes and potential recounts, which all vary.

While outlets are expected to publish their final projections in the hours and days after November 5, their determination is only ever a projection. The election will be officially certified by Congress on January 6, 2025.

Voters ranked the state of democracy as their number one issue informing their voting decision, with the economy coming in second, according to exit polls from Edison Research for media outlets in the National Election Pool.

Traditionally, exit polls are conducted via in-person interviews with voters outside of polling centers after they’ve cast their ballot. Pollsters are posted outside of voting centers ahead of and on Election Day. They also conduct phone and text surveys to reach voters who mailed in their ballots.

Senate and House races

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election tonight.

In the Senate, only 34 out of 100 seats are being elected, as senators serve six-year terms with a third being elected every two years. The results of 2024’s elections will determine the balance of power in Congress.

West Virginia’s Republican Governor Jim Justice is projected to win a seat in the Senate, flipping a seat previously held by now-former Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who is not seeking re-election.

Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida is also projected to defeat Democratic opponent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

Before this election, Democrats had 47 senators and four allied independents, while Republicans had 49.

Of the 34 seats up for grabs, 18 were previously held by Democratic senators, posing a threat to their slim majority.

Battling for the swing states

All eye are on the seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Together they hold 93 electoral college votes, without which neither presidential candidate can win the election.

Results will be refreshed live as they come in. Check back for updates.