These two things are true about the presidential race: The polls currently show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump effectively tied. And close polls do not necessarily mean there will be a close result.

It’s Election Day in the United States and while Americans will have to wait until polls close for official results, they will be able to first hear from voters when exit poll results begin to be released.

Will Donald Trump or Kamala Harris be the next president? Here is what polls, odds and historians say voters head to the polls on Election Day.

Here are some takeaways as polls close across the country and votes are tabulated: The Trump campaign put a great deal of effort into persuading Black and Latino voters to defect from the Democratic Party – and there were some early indications those efforts were paying off.

Voters have their chance to cast their ballot in-person on Tuesday across the United States in the 2024 presidential election. So when do polls close? It depends on where you live, and could come down to the county or the time zone.

By Gabriella Borter, Joseph Ax, Helen Coster and Stephanie Kelly PHOENIX (Reuters) -Nearly three-quarters of voters in Tuesday's presidential election say American democracy is under threat, according to preliminary national exit polls from Edison Research,