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What time do the polls close, state by state? [View all]
What Time Do the Polls Close?
By June Kim, Leanne Abraham and Maggie Astor Nov. 4, 2024
The first polls will close at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, and the last at 1 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. In between, there will be a steady stream of closings every 30 to 60 minutes, with voting ending in the key presidential swing states between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern.
Select your time zone to see poll closing times in your local area.
(Interactive map at link.)
Look up the poll closing times in your state:
(Drop down state by state at link.)
This guide offers a state-by-state breakdown, with some tips on what results to watch for at each point in the night. Keep in mind, though, that some states will count votes faster than others. The pace depends in large part on individual state laws, such as whether election officials are allowed to begin processing mail-in ballots before the polls close.
As was the case in 2020, early returns may be misleading, not because anything is inaccurate but simply because different ballot categories — mail-in, early in-person and Election Day in-person — represent different segments of the electorate. Depending on which category is reported first in a given state, Democrats or Republicans could appear to have a lead that then erodes as the full results come in.
6 p.m. Eastern time
(Map at link.)
States where polls are closing at this time
Indiana Kentucky
What to watch
The first closings are in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. (The western half of Kentucky and two small western corners of Indiana — that is, the parts of those states that are on Central time instead of Eastern — will stay open for another hour.)
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/elections/poll-closing-times.html?smid=url-share
By June Kim, Leanne Abraham and Maggie Astor Nov. 4, 2024
The first polls will close at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, and the last at 1 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. In between, there will be a steady stream of closings every 30 to 60 minutes, with voting ending in the key presidential swing states between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern.
Select your time zone to see poll closing times in your local area.
(Interactive map at link.)
Look up the poll closing times in your state:
(Drop down state by state at link.)
This guide offers a state-by-state breakdown, with some tips on what results to watch for at each point in the night. Keep in mind, though, that some states will count votes faster than others. The pace depends in large part on individual state laws, such as whether election officials are allowed to begin processing mail-in ballots before the polls close.
As was the case in 2020, early returns may be misleading, not because anything is inaccurate but simply because different ballot categories — mail-in, early in-person and Election Day in-person — represent different segments of the electorate. Depending on which category is reported first in a given state, Democrats or Republicans could appear to have a lead that then erodes as the full results come in.
6 p.m. Eastern time
(Map at link.)
States where polls are closing at this time
Indiana Kentucky
What to watch
The first closings are in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. (The western half of Kentucky and two small western corners of Indiana — that is, the parts of those states that are on Central time instead of Eastern — will stay open for another hour.)
Snip...more...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/elections/poll-closing-times.html?smid=url-share
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