What is the date of the US election? When will it be decided whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will become President of America? Here is an overview of the date and time.
Die US election 2024 is approaching – a date that is eagerly awaited worldwide. On which day will US citizens decide whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris can win the presidency? Here is an overview of the date and time.
When is the date of the 2024 US election?
The date of the US election is November 5, 2024.
When will the result of the 2024 US election be available?
The final result of the 2024 US election may come several days or even weeks after the election date. As in this country, the first projections are based on post-election surveys shortly after the polling stations closed.
When in German time will the polling stations close in the 2024 US election?
At the US election 2024 The first polling stations close in German time at 1 a.m. (CET) on November 6th. That’s why projections from the first states can only be expected on the day after the election, November 6th, in the early hours of the morning. It remains to be seen whether it will then be clearer which of the two candidates will win the election.
How will the 2024 US election work?
In the USA, the president is not elected directly by the people, but by so-called electors. Their number depends on the population size of the state: the more residents, the more electors a state has. There are currently 538 electors who can vote for Trump or Harris.
After the people have voted, the Electoral College meets. They are not forced to vote for a specific candidate. However, in most states, electors must swear that they will vote for the candidate who won the November election in their state.
The principle “winner-take-all” applies. This method means that all electors in a state vote for the candidate who won the majority of votes in their state in November. So even if just over half of the residents voted for candidate A, he still gets all the electoral votes and candidate B doesn’t get a single one. Critics have criticized the principle for years. Maine and Nebraska are the only states that do not apply this principle. If a candidate has 270 of the 538 electoral votes, he or she has finally won the election.
The date of the US election also applies in the swing states 2024
There are only a few surprises in the US election in a few US states. Because while in most states it is pretty clear where the sympathies lie on election day, there are a few so-called swing states where the race is open. Here it is only clear on the date of the election how the vote was taken. These are:
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- North Carolina
- Georgia
You can read about which election broadcasts are taking place during the US election here.
