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The 2024 presidential election is just around the corner as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris rush to garner votes ahead of Nov. 5. The winner won’t be decided by the number of votes cast in their favor but by a group of 538 people that make up the Electoral College._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jan 19, 2026 3:02 PM UTCPublished: Nov 2, 2024 2:29 PM UTC  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jan 19, 2026 3:02 PM UTCPublished: Nov 2, 2024 2:29 PM UTC _For live updates on the 2024 election,_ [_read TIME's coverage here_](https://time.com/7171938/2024-election-results/)_._ The presidential election between Republican candidate [Donald Trump](https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/) and Democratic nominee [Kamala Harris](https://time.com/7171850/kamala-harris-first-woman-president/) will come to a head on Nov. 5 as final voters cast their ballots. That’s not the only thing that will be decided at the polls though, with abortion, marijuana, and local and state representative elections also set to be voted on down ballot On election day, polling hours vary state by state—sometimes even county by county. In certain states where poll closing times vary—specifically in states like [North Dakota ](https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalListDetails.aspx?ptlhPKID=75&ptlPKID=7)and [New Hampshire](https://app.sos.nh.gov/viphome)—you can utilize search functions on each state’s respective website. Though line-length will vary too, what matters is that if you are in line by the time the polls close, you will be able to cast your ballot. Voting does not end until the last person in line at the time the polls close gets to vote. Below are the times that the polls close at each hour (Eastern time and local time) in every state on election day. ## **Alabama** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Alaska** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between midnight and 1:00 a.m. depending on time zone ## **Arizona** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Arkansas** Local time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:30 p.m. ## **California** Local time: 8 p.m. Eastern Time: 11:00 p.m. ## **Colorado** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Connecticut** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Delaware** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **District of Columbia** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Florida** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **Georgia** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **Hawaii** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 12:00 a.m. ## **Idaho** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 10:00 p.m and 11:00 p.m. depending on time zone of county ## **Illinois** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Indiana** Local time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **Iowa** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Kansas** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. depending on the time zone of the county ## **Kentucky** Local time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.depending on the time zone of the county ## **Louisiana** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Maine** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Maryland** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Massachusetts** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Michigan** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. depending on time zone ## **Minnesota** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Mississippi** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Missouri** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Montana** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 10:00 p.m. ## **Nebraska** Local time: 8:00 p.m. (Central Time Zone); 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Nevada** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 10:00 p.m. ## **New Hampshire** Local time: Varies by municipality Eastern Time: Between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., depending on municipality. ## **New Jersey** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern time: 8:00 p.m. ## **New Mexico** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **New York** Local time: 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **North Carolina** Local time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:30 p.m. ## **North Dakota** Local time: 7:00 p.m., but varies for areas on Mountain time Eastern Time: Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. ## **Ohio** Local time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:30 p.m. ## **Oklahoma** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Oregon** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. depending on the time zone ## **Pennsylvania** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Rhode Island** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **South Carolina** Local time: 7:00 p.m, Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **South Dakota** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. depending on the time zone ## **Tennessee** Local time: 8:00 p.m. (counties in Eastern Time Zone); 7:00 p.m. (counties in Central Time Zone) Eastern Time: 8:00 p.m. ## **Texas** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. depending on the time zone ## **Utah** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 10:00 p.m. ## **Vermont** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **Virginia** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:00 p.m. ## **Washington** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 11:00 p.m. ## **West Virginia** Local time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time: 7:30 p.m. ## **Wisconsin** Local time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## **Wyoming** Local time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time: 9:00 p.m. ## Transcript When you cast your ballot for President and Vice President this November, you are actually voting for that candidates preferred electors. Those electors then vote for the candidate. Here's how it works. To balance the voting power of states large and small, the US Constitution sets each state's number of electors to its combined number of senators and representatives. For example, Ohio has two senators and 15 representatives, so Ohio would get a total of 17 electoral votes. Washington DC has no senators, but they are given three electoral votes. Here are each state's electoral counts. Altogether, the College of electoral votes total 538. See how the voting weight balances when states are sized by their electoral counts. The winner of the popular vote in each state gets all their states electoral votes, except Maine and Nebraska, which award two electoral votes to the state's popular vote winner plus one to the popular vote winner in each congressional district. The winner of the election is usually called on election night, but the actual electoral college vote is held when electors meet in their states to vote in mid December. Individual electors traditionally vote for their pledge candidate, but not always. Sometimes faithless electors vote differently. However, none of them have altered the outcome of an election. The electoral votes are officially counted in Washington, DC at the Capitol on January 6. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes, half the 538 total one to win the election. Winners of the popular vote and electoral vote usually align. 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