When will the US presidential elections begin? What time do the US elections start? When will the American election results be announced? Is Donald Trump or Kamala Harris ahead?

ONE OF THE HARDEST ELECTIONS TO PREDICT

During the campaign, the fact that polls showed the rivals with vote shares very close to each other indicates, according to many experts, that the 2024 elections are "one of the hardest elections to predict".

Among the polls in question, the two rivals were tied in NBC News, New York Post, Emerson and New York Times polls, while Harris was seen to be slightly ahead on platforms such as Reuters and Forbes, and Trump slightly ahead in outlets such as Wall Street Journal and CNBC.

SWING STATES WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF THE ELECTION

The fate of the election, in which the candidate who reaches 270 electoral votes will win, will be determined by 7 swing states. In 5 of these states, Trump is leading the race by small margins, while Harris is ahead in 2.

Accordingly, Trump is leading the race by 0.3 points in Pennsylvania, 1.7 in Georgia, 1.5 in North Carolina, 2.7 in Arizona and 1 point in Nevada.

Harris, meanwhile, appears to be ahead of Trump by 1.2 points in Michigan and 0.4 in Wisconsin.

THE FINAL DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS EXHAUSTING

The two candidates for the US presidency ended the final day of the election campaign at an intense pace.

Kamala Harris held 5 separate campaign rallies in Pennsylvania, one of the most critical states in the election, while Donald Trump attended campaign events in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan on the same day.

Pennsylvania carries particular importance for Trump. On July 13, 2024, the assassination attempt against him took place in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania, and Trump was shot in the ear.

With rallies they have held in various areas of Pennsylvania in recent days, one after another, the candidates want to win this state's 19 electoral votes outright.

HOW ARE THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WON?

In the electoral system with 538 electoral votes, the candidate who reaches 270 electoral votes will win the US presidential election. Candidates will win all the electoral votes in the state they win. 

The 5 states with the most electoral votes are California (54), Texas (40), New York (28), Florida (30) and Pennsylvania (19).

THE MOST VOTES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE PRESIDENCY

Under the US electoral system, receiving the most votes in the election may not be enough to become president. The most recent example of this occurred in the 2000 presidential election between Republican Party candidate George W. Bush and Democratic Party candidate Al Gore. Although Bush received fewer than 500 thousand votes than Gore, he was elected president because he secured a 271-to-266 advantage in the Electoral College. There are many people in US history who won the presidential election without receiving a majority of the votes.

According to reports in the US media, Harris will follow the results on election night at the Howard University campus in Washington DC; Trump, meanwhile, will spend election night in West Palm Beach, Florida.

WHEN AND AT WHAT TIME WILL US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS BE ANNOUNCED?

The United States of America (US) will hold its 60th presidential election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. General voting will begin on November 5. So far, more than 75 million people across the country have voted early.

Looking at it in Turkey time, voting in states on the East Coast begins at around 14:00-15:00 Turkey time and ends at around 03:00-04:00 Turkey time. In states on the West Coast, voting begins at around 17:00-18:00 Turkey time and ends at around 06:00-07:00 Turkey time.

IS DONALD TRUMP AHEAD OR KAMALA HARRIS?

As a result of polls conducted for some time, Donald Trump was ahead of Kamala Harris in the polls by 0.1 percent. Across the swing states overall, Trump's lead has reached 0.8 percent.

According to the polls, the two candidates are running neck and neck; as of November 5, 2024, the final results will be reached and the winner will assume the presidency.