Millions of Americans are heading to the polls as Election Day unfolds, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vying for the White House. Polls opened at 5:00 a.m. ET (10:00 GMT) following a record-breaking early voting turnout, with over 82 million ballots already cast.
Harris has centred her campaign on protecting abortion rights and pledging to make essentials like food and housing more affordable for working families. Trump’s platform has emphasized sealing the U.S. border and enacting massive tax cuts.
The candidates wrapped up their campaigns in battleground states, with Harris concluding in Pennsylvania, which carries 19 electoral votes and played a pivotal role in the 2020 election. Trump ended in Michigan, a state with 15 electoral votes that he captured in 2016, only for it to shift back to Biden in 2020.
Recent polling data from the BBC shows Trump holding slight leads in states like Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona, while Harris appears to be narrowly ahead in Michigan and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania remains tightly contested, with both candidates essentially tied as Americans decide the next leader of the nation.
