What are the oscillating states? Who wins? Answers to your election questions

Less than 24 hours left in the race for the White House

Election day is approaching. The final votes for the 2024 presidential election will be cast in a matter of hours. Dr. Patricia Crouse, a policy expert from the University of New Haven, joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

In less than 24 hours, millions of Americans will vote on election day.

Not only will the next President of the United States be determined, but voters will also decide which party will control Congress next.

From swing states to pre-election polls, here’s everything you need to know in the final hours before the big day:

When is election day?

Election Day always falls on the first Tuesday in November. This year it is November 5th.

What are the oscillating states?

Experts have identified seven key swing states this year: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

To win the White House, you need 270 electoral votes, and these swing states have a collective 93 votes that will ultimately decide who wins.

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Where to vote

FILE – A voting sign at a polling place at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on the last day of early voting in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Ima

You can find your polling place on your voter registration card or online.

Sites that can help you find a polling place include: Voting.org And National Association of Secretaries of State.

What time does voting open?

Election operations vary by state, with some starting as early as 6 a.m. local time and others not until 8 a.m.

Before you head out to vote, check your state and county websites.

Here are the swing state hours:

6:30 am ET – North Carolina
7am ET – Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
8am ET – Arizona, Wisconsin.
10:00 ET – Nevada

When do polling stations close?

Poll closing times also vary by state. Before heading out to vote, check your state and county’s website.

Here are the closing times for swing states:

7:00 pm ET – Georgia

7:30 pm ET – North Carolina.

8:00 pm ET – Michigan, Pennsylvania.

9:00 pm ET – Wisconsin, Arizona.

10:00 pm ET – Nevada

Who is winning the election polls?

Poll shows Harris and Trump virtually split along gender lines

With one day left until Election Day, polling shows Harris and Trump nearly split by gender. Political analyst Anthony Russo. joins LiveNOW and FOX to discuss the rift as the race for the White House tightens.

With less than 24 hours until Election Day, the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains undecided. according to survey.

Harris maintained a slight lead nationally on Monday, while Trump still held an advantage in several swing states.

Harris led Trump by 1 percentage point (48.3% to 47.3%), based on an average of 22 polls, the most recent of which was dated November 3. According to election site 270toWin. This advantage is within the margin of error.

At the state level, Trump maintained his lead over Harris in several battlegrounds. Monday’s polls showed him with slim leads in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, according to 270toWin.

Harris led Monday in Michigan and Wisconsin, 270toWin reported.

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Where do candidates campaign?

Harris will spend all of Monday in Pennsylvania, while Trump will visit North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

What is considered a landslide?

A candidate is said to win by a “landslide” if he or she has an overwhelming advantage in winning.

Since winning the presidency of the United States requires winning the Electoral College, the determination of what is a landslide or not can be determined by how many states or electoral votes a candidate wins.

For example, most experts agree that the last landslide US presidential election was in 1988, when George HW Bush received 426 electoral votes – or almost 80%. He won 40 states that year.

Also in the same decade, Ronald Reagan won over 90% of the electoral votes in 1980 and 1984.

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When will we know the results?

We’ll likely be waiting for the results of the presidential election after election night.

Each state has unique vote-counting procedures that affect how quickly results are known on election night, and the same can especially be said for the seven swing states that will determine the winner.

Key factors influencing longer wait times include mail delivery times, early voting availability and specific state policies regarding ballot counting.

For example, states like Pennsylvania and Nevada may experience delays due to rules for processing mail-in ballots.

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