America goes to the polls: Dawn voters line up to cast ballots in Trump vs Harris blockbuster election
Voters have flocked to dawn polls on election day after Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump made their final campaign pitches on Monday.
Voters have flocked to dawn polls on election day after Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump made their final campaign pitches on Monday.
In the key swing state of North Carolina, voters lined up before the sun rose to cast what could be the deciding ballots in the most closely-run contest for the White House in decades.
Another battleground state, Pennsylvania, also drew long lines first thing on Tuesday as election day voters scrambled to cast their ballot before work, while in Texas voters turned out despite lashing rain.
Some voters dressed up for the occasion - with a mom and daughter duo in St Petersburg, Florida, wearing all-white with sashes which read Voters for Women.
Dawn Goddard and her daughter Ilene Goddard, 18, said they were excited to cast their votes for Kamala Harris.
The first votes in the country were cast just after midnight in the small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. (Pictured: a resident casting their vote at the Tillotson House in the town)
Voters line up outside of a polling station at St. Johns Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church before the polls open on Election Day in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on November 5
Some voters dressed up for the occasion - with a mom and daughter duo in St Petersburg, Florida , wearing all-white with sashes which read Voters for Women. Dawn Goddard (left) and her daughter Ilene Goddard (right) said they were excited to cast their votes for Kamala Harris
I brought her to vote in 2016 and we were very hopeful then, Dawn Goddard said. And we are even more hopeful today.
Meanwhile, at another polling station in the same city, voters were greeted by a life-size cardboard cutout of Donald Trump, erected by a fan close to the voting point.
The first votes in the country were cast just after midnight in the small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
The results were too close to call, as the half dozen voters were split three-to-three between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Its actually a sharp swing from 2020, when Joe Biden swept all five who voted against Trump.
Dixville Notch has produced the first results of the first-in-the-nation primary since 1960 with its midnight vote on Election Day.
At another polling station in St Petersburg, Florida, voters were greeted by a life-size cardboard cutout of Donald Trump, erected by a fan close to the voting point
In the key swing state of North Carolina, voters lined up before the sun rose to cast what could be the deciding ballots in the most closely-run contest for the White House in decades
Pictured: Voters line up outside of a polling station at Donegan Elementary School as the polls open on Election Day in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Pictured: People vote at a polling place on Election Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 5
A boy watches his father voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, on Election Day in Asheville, North Carolina, November 5
Voters wait in a long line at the start of Election Day in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 5, 2024
It comes as a final key poll revealed that Harris entered Election Day with a 4-point lead over Trump after slashing the gender gap.
Harris, 60, has the support of 51 percent of likely voters, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Trump has support from 47 per cent.
The survey found that Harris surge comes after Trumps lead among male voters significantly declined in the final days leading up to the election.
Trump, 78, previously held a 57 per cent lead amongst male voters, but now only leads 51 per cent to Harris 47 per cent. However, the Democrats lead among women shrunk from 18 to 11 points.
Pictured: People wait in line to vote at a polling station in Smyrna, Georgia, on Election Day, November 5, 2024
Pictured: People line up to vote outside of a polling station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Election Day, November 5, 2024
Pictured: Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., on Election Day
Voters wait in line at the Oakmont United Methodist Church on November 5, 2024 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburban community outside Pittsburgh on November 5, 2024
People vote as others wait in line at a polling station at Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, located within Mecklenburg County, on November 5, 2024
Analysts say the top line results of the Marist poll are nearly identical to those of the 2020 election, which reported Joe Biden leading Trump 51 to 47 per cent.
The outcome of this years knife-edge election, which has become the closest race to White House in decades, is too close to call and could potentially come down to a few thousand votes in seven key swing states.
The survey found that Harris holds a 4-point lead over Trump nationally, which is just outside the polls 3.5-point margin of error.
An election worker hands back a voters ID card during the check in process to receive a ballot. North Carolina requires voters to present voter ID
Pictured: Voters casting their ballots in Washington DC
