Voters all over America will come together on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 to express their political opinions in the 2024 presidential election. On election day, citizens all over the United States who are eligible to vote will cast their ballots to choose the next president of the United States of America. In order to be eligible to vote in the United States, you must be 18 years old, and in every state except for North Dakota, you must register before casting your vote.
In this election, the two candidates are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Trump is the republican candidate, and Harris is the democratic candidate. Running alongside them are two vice presidential candidates- Tim Walz, Harris’ vice presidential candidate, and JD Vance, Trump’s vice presidential candidate. Once the election is over, and one of these candidates is selected, they will take office in January 2025.
Although election day is technically November 5th, voters also had the opportunity to vote early. Usually, the winner will be announced on the night of the election, but it’s possible that it will take a few days to count all the votes. This happened in the past presidential election in 2020. The winner of the election may also not be who wins the popular vote; the electoral college must also vote. The electoral college is based off the population of states. There are 538 votes available for the electoral college. In order for a candidate to win, they must receive 270 electoral college votes. Although the electoral college does play a major part in the election, every state in the US except for two have what is called a “winner takes all” rule- whichever candidate wins the highest number of votes in the state will get all the electoral college votes for that state.
The main focus of this election is the presidential side, but some citizens will also be voting for a member of congress. The candidates for this election are different for each state, so depending on where you live influences who you will be choosing between.
Overall, it is important that voters in the United States stay up to date on information regarding candidates and election day in order to place a vote that they think will best benefit the country.
