The US Presidential election is looking like one of the tightest races for the top job in the last two decades.
As it stands, polls between Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and former president and Republican Donald Trump are showing that it’s pretty much anyone’s game. That means that we’ll be in for a nail-biting day as the votes from each state roll in.
With the time difference between Australia and the United States, it can be difficult to plan out your day so you can soak up maximum election drama. Don’t worry, we’ve got all the main breakdowns here for you so you can go about your day and keep up to date with whatever the fuck is happening on the other side of the globe.
When is the US election?
The US presidential election takes place in the States on Tuesday, November 5. So for us in the future Australia, it means that the election results will start rolling in on Wednesday, November 6.
Due to different timezones, the voting results will come in at different times throughout the day state to state. At 10am AEST, the first polls will close in Indiana and Kentucky. Then there’s Florida, Georgia and North Carolina from 11am. However, things don’t really heat up until Pennsylvania polls close at 12pm, followed by most of the main swing states at 1pm (more on that in a minute!).
By 3pm AEST, there might be an indication of which way the votes are going but honestly, due to the close nature of the polls, it’s looking unlikely we’ll find out who will be the next President of the United States on Wednesday after all.
When can we expect a result?
Although the votes will trickle in throughout the day, there’s no guarantee that we’ll find out who will be the next big dog in the Oval Office on Wednesday due to how damn close the race is. You see, presidential candidates have to claim a minimum of 270 seat — which is a majority of the 538 seats in The Electoral College — to claim the presidency.
Each state votes to see which way the electoral college seats go and while some are pretty obvious, other states swing from Republican to Democrat each election. Hence, the name “swing states”.
In this election, there are seven swing states that will most likely determine who ends up in the top spot: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Due to how many swing states there are, chances are it’s going to take a hell of a lot longer to find out whether Trump or Harris has won the election. We’re talking multiple days, so buckle up for the long haul, folks!!!
If you want more detail about how this works, and what to look out for to predict who might win from early voting indications, you can check out our explainer HERE.
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