Election Day is here.
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a historic presidential race that could profoundly change the country and the world.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee, is hoping to shatter a nearly 250-year-old glass ceiling to become the nation’s first-ever female president. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee who lost in 2020, is trying to become just the second defeated president in history to win a nonconsecutive term.
Polls nationally and in the vital swing states show no clear leader, reflecting a country that is polarized just as sharply as when the race started.
More than 77.5 million Americans voted before Election Day, either by mail or through early in-person voting.