More than 78 million Americans have already cast their ballots through early voting, setting record turnouts in several states. The race will ultimately be decided by key battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Both candidates require 270 electoral votes to secure the presidency, with most states allocating all their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote. However, Nebraska and Maine use a district-based system, allocating electoral votes based on congressional district winners.
Harris’s campaign has focused on issues such as protecting abortion rights, enhancing the care economy, and defending democracy, while Trump has emphasized economic concerns, immigration reform, and crime reduction. The final hours of campaigning saw both candidates conducting whirlwind tours of crucial states, with Harris holding events in Pennsylvania and Trump visiting Michigan and North Carolina