When will the polls close in the US in 2024? Times for each state

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When will the polls close in the US in 2024

It’s election time in the United States and the American people will choose a new president. As usual, it is between the Democrats – who are represented by the current vice president Kamala Harris – and the Republicans – who are represented by the ex-president Donald Trump.

About 244 million Americans are eligible to vote and several million have already voted early. But many will wait to cast their vote until election day.

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And it is expected to be a real whale shaker this year.

– My assessment is that it is impossible to predict who will win the election. Many of the truths about which constituencies vote for whom have begun to move, have Linnea Sandström Langepolitical analyst and senior consultant at Westander, said The evening paper.

– It will be a nail biter.

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Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP/TTWhen will the polls open in the United States during the 2024 presidential election?

The election in the United States takes place in six different time zones, so it varies in other words when the polls open and close.

It is in the eastern parts of the United States that the polls open first. A few smaller districts open their doors already at midnight local time between November 4 and 5. All the more start to open at 5am local time, which is around 11am Swedish time.

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When do the polling stations in the USA close during the 2024 election, Swedish time?

Most polling places in the US close at 7 or 8 pm local time on November 5th. The polling stations on the east coast close the earliest.

In this order, the polling stations close, Swedish time, around the United States:

  • At 1 a.m.: Virginia, Vermont, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida (except for the westernmost part, which is one hour behind), Indiana (except for some counties which are one hour behind), Kentucky (except for the one half which is an hour after) and New Hampshire (where some parts close later).
  • At 01.30: West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
  • At 2:00 a.m.: Alabama, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Maine, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Tennessee (where some areas close one hour earlier).
  • At 02.30: Arkansas.
  • At 3:00 a.m.: Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Arizona, Colorado (mostly postal votes), New York, Texas, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wymoing.
  • At 4:00 a.m.: Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, Montana and Utah.
  • At 05:00: California, Idaho, Oregon (mail votes), Washington (mail votes) and North Dakota (where large parts close earlier).
  • At 6:00 a.m.: Hawaii and Alaska (in the Aleutian Islands, which are part of Alaska, 07 is closed).

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