Washington. There are only a few hours left until voting for America’s presidential election begins on Tuesday. Along with America, the whole world is excited to see whether Kamala Harris will become the first American president or whether Donald Trump will return to power. Both candidates for the White House place great value on voters and have made inroads in many swing states. He is trying to win the last remaining states before the tense US presidential election. The race for the White House in 2024 is now in its final stages. Even at this point, Trump and Kamala Harris are almost evenly matched.
The most interesting thing is that more than 7.5 million people voted on Tuesday, even before election day. That’s almost half of all votes cast in 2020. On November 5th, polling stations in some US states will open between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. (US time). According to Indian Standard Time, the US elections are scheduled to begin around 4:30 am on November 5 and will last until 6:30 am on November 6.
What direction is the US presidential election going?
Most polls show this election will likely be a historically tough contest. At the national level, results are expected to be determined by performance in the survey’s seven swing states. But a surprise boost came for Harris when a Nov. 2 Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll showed her overtaking Trump in the state of Iowa. In his last two presidential campaigns, Trump won Iowa by more than 9 percent in 2016 and by 8 points in 2020. In a poll of 808 likely voters between October 28 and 31, Harris showed a 44 percent to 47 percent lead over Trump in Iowa. This has been a very trendy area for Republicans in recent years. That’s within the margin of error of 3.4 percentage points, but represents a change from September’s Iowa poll, which gave Trump a 4-point lead. An Emerson College Polling/RealClearDefense poll of the same number of likely voters between November 1 and 2 found a different result: Trump was 10 points ahead of Harris. This survey also has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points. The Emerson College poll found that Trump had a significant lead over Harris among men and independents, while Harris performed well among people under 30.
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Keep an eye on the swing condition
On November 3, the latest New York Times/Siena poll recorded increasing changes in swing states. But the results of all seven remained within the margin of error. According to an October AP-NORC poll, 43 percent of voters trust Kamala Harris more when it comes to the economy. While 41 percent on Trump. However, in a Gallup poll, 54 percent of respondents believed Trump would solve economic problems better, underscoring a significant divide among voters. Whoever wins Iowa will receive six Electoral College votes. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to capture the White House. Both parties are focusing on swing states such as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final days of their campaigns.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 4, 2024, 5:01 PM IST