What are red and blue 'mirages,' and how election night vote counts make it hard to tell who will win

Once the last voter casts their ballot in a state and the polls close, the process of revealing the winner begins.

Politics - NBC News - 6 hours ago

Expert previews potential Election Day 'mirages' we might see as votes are counted

"Start Here" spoke with Michael McDonald, a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, who has been studying how votes are counted for years.

How votes get counted and reported on election night — and how NBC News gathers and checks the data

A network of reporters and voting experts gather results from thousands of jurisdictions, checking all of it for anomalies before viewers and readers see the data.

Was your ballot received and counted? How to check your 2024 election vote

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.

How small shifts in who turns out to vote could make the difference in the election

It’s clearer than ever after months of close polling: Who wins the 2024 presidential election could come down to tiny differences in who votes and who stays home.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

US election 2024 live: Trump and Harris pick up early wins as polls closed in swing states including Georgia and Pennsylvania

Trump triumphs in Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama, Harris wins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland. US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - 23 minutes ago

Some states make major changes to speed up Election Day vote count

As Election Day approaches, states like Michigan are changing their laws to speed up the process of counting ballots so that election results are available sooner. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster ...

Politics - NBC News - October 19

Election fact check: How voting machines work and why they're hard to hack

While election officials use technology for voter registration, tallying and in some cases vote-casting, the system is largely centered around paper ballots.

Vance says Trump campaign 'can make a good case to women,' but won't tell them how to vote

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, said the GOP ticket will try to sell its agenda to women but said that, ultimately, female voters will decide how to vote. In an ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

What weeks of early-voting data tell us about how Democrats and Republicans are turning out in 2024

So-called consistent voters — those people who regularly show up to vote in most elections — have already made substantial use of early in-person voting, particularly in the areas that tend to ...

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Red or blue? The bellwether counties that could swing the US election

Pundits are keeping a close on watch on key counties across the US whose results could play a major role in the outcome. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map ...

World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago

What to look for on US election night

Razor-thin margins and possible legal challenges mean the next president might not be known for some time

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

What to expect on US election night

Don’t anticipate results tonight, but there will be some early indicators

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

What to look out for on election night

What to look out for, and when to expect a result

‘You stole the election’: Nervous volunteers on frontline of conspiracies

Suspicion about the vote count is pervasive even in small rural communities, where volunteers are preparing for potential violence.

What is the 'blue wall' and what does it mean for 2024 election?

Polling margins are close for Harris and Trump in three "pivotal" blue states.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Trump tells ABC he expects a winner to be declared election night

Trump claims he has "a substantial lead," but acknowledges he could lose.

How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election

At a recent naturalization ceremony, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took their oaths to become American citizens

What You Might Know (and Not Know) on Election Night

Declaring a winner may take some time.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

US election guide: how to watch like an expert

Here is an hour-by-hour guide on how to watch election night like an expert. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and House results 2024: ...

World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago

What we learned as Warriors' red-hot shooting propels preseason win

The Warriors' continued focus on the 3-point shot resulted in another preseason victory as Golden State defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-93 at Chase Center on Sunday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

‘Collapse is how we win’: US far right aims to make gains on election division

Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction – they hope ‘civil war kicks off’ either way. US politics live – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

There’s One Main Culprit if Donald Trump Wins

They should look at themselves and the way they practice politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Anthony Zurcher: What will decide who wins

It's a coin-toss of an election - but that doesn't mean we won't get a decisive result, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.

How Harris and Trump are spending election night

Election Day 2024 is finally underway, and Americans are waiting to learn who will be the next occupant of the Oval Office. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Tony Dokoupil report on how Vice President ...

What the polls can’t tell us about America’s election

A torrent of data on the presidential race seems to get us no closer to predicting the result. Is addiction to polling distracting people from the issues at stake?

World - Financial Times - October 26

No, Vote Spikes on Election Night Do Not Indicate Voter Fraud

The false claim, which has circulated in recent elections, is based on a misunderstanding of how votes are collected and reported.

Tech - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand-counting ballots as early voting begins

A record number of people are showing up for early voting in the crucial state of Georgia. Early voting is beginning as a Georgia judge blocked a new hand-count election rule passed by a ...

2024 election updates: Trump, Harris split first votes counted in New Hampshire

With just hours left to Election Day, it's a neck-and-neck race to the finish.

Why we probably won’t know who the next president is on election night

There are 17 states that accept mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Some even accept ballots that arrive up to two weeks late.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

2024 election updates: Harris joins 'SNL,' Trump says he's 'father of fertilization'

The election campaign heads into the final weekend and both candidates are vying for the crucial votes in swing states.

14 days until the election... Who's winning?

With election day just two weeks away, Americast looks at the approaches being taken by both candidates.

U.S.-China relations expected to be strained no matter who wins the White House

As Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the presidential election, China’s President Xi Jinping has not expressed a preference for either.

The 2024 presidential election will be historic no matter who wins

Kamala Harris would be the first woman to serve as commander in chief while Trump would be the second president in history to win a non-consecutive term.

Pundit predictions for 2024 elections: Who will win?

Every election cycle The Hill asks people who they think will win the races for the White House, House and Senate. Here are this year’s predictions for what looks like it could be one of the ...

Politics - The Hill - 14 hours ago

Voters who helped Biden win in 2020 share why they will not vote for Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to win the support of Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan. Four of them who voted for President Biden in 2020 explain why they will not vote for Harris on ...

What if Texas goes blue?

Texas has been trending blue for a decade — that means Democrats could win the White House and maintain the narrowest of majorities in the Senate.

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Like Michigan, the US is neither red nor blue

It is difficult to see the upcoming poll settling things definitively anywhere in the country

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

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