WASHINGTON — Election Day 2024 is nearly here, with many Americans set to cast their ballot and go to the polls to determine a number of issues, including who will be our next president.
Millions will have submitted their ballots in advance by the time Election Day arrives, while there will be in-person voting all across the country on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
States typically begin to report results soon after the polls close, but it may be a while before we know who won the presidential race as it’s expected to be incredibly tight and it can take some time to count mail-in ballots in certain states.
Here are the poll closing times for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Remember, as long as you’re in line by the time polls close, you can still cast your ballot.
Note that the times are all adjusted in the list for Eastern Time. Some poll closing times may vary by location, be sure to check local guidelines. For states spanning multiple time zones, we’ve listed the state based on when the majority of locations close.
6:00 PM Eastern Closing
Indiana (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM local time, most of state in Eastern Time Zone, part in Central Time Zone – 11 electoral votes)
Kentucky (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM local time, part of state in Eastern Time Zone, part in Central Time Zone – 8 electoral votes)
7:00 PM Eastern Closing
Florida (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time, most of state in Eastern Time Zone, part in Central Time Zone – 30 electoral votes)
Georgia (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM – 16 electoral votes)
New Hampshire (Polls close at some polling places at 7 PM Eastern, others 8 PM Eastern, polls generally open between 6 AM and 11 AM – 4 electoral votes)
South Carolina (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM – 9 electoral votes)
Vermont (Polls close 7 PM and open between 5 and 10 AM – 3 electoral votes)
Virginia (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 7 PM – 13 electoral votes)
7:30 PM Eastern Closing
North Carolina (Polls open at 6:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM – 16 electoral votes)
Ohio (Polls open at 6:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM – 17 electoral votes)
West Virginia (Polls open at 6:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM – 4 electoral votes)
8:00 PM Eastern Closing
Alabama (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time, a couple cities in Eastern Time Zone – 9 electoral votes)
Connecticut (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 8 PM – 7 electoral votes)
Delaware (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM – 3 electoral votes)
Washington, D.C. (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM – 3 electoral votes)
Illinois (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 19 electoral votes)
Kansas (Polls close 7 PM local time, but counties can close at 8 PM local time, so while most of the state closes at 8 PM Eastern, others close at 9 PM Eastern; polls open at 7 AM local time, but some open as early as 6 AM – 6 electoral votes)
Maine (Polls open between 6 AM and 10 AM, depending on town population, and close at 8 PM – 4 electoral votes)
Maryland (Polls open at 7 AM and close 8 PM – 10 electoral votes)
Massachusetts (Polls open at 7 AM, as early as 5:45 AM for some locations, and close at 8 PM – 11 electoral votes)
Michigan (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – Majority of state in Eastern, part in Central – 15 electoral votes)
Mississippi (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 6 electoral votes)
Missouri (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 10 electoral votes)
New Jersey (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 8 PM – 14 electoral votes)
North Dakota (Polls close 7 PM local time for Central & Mountain, 8PM/9PM Eastern – 3 electoral votes)
Oklahoma (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 7 electoral votes)
Pennsylvania (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM – 19 electoral votes)
Rhode Island (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM – 4 electoral votes)
South Dakota (Polls open at 7 AM local time and close 7 PM local time for Central & Mountain, 8PM/9PM Eastern – While most polls close at 8 p.m. ET, state law requires results be held until all polls in the state are closed at 9 PM ET – 3 electoral votes)
Tennessee (Most polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM Central Time, 8 PM Eastern Time, some in East Tennessee open at 9 AM ET – 11 electoral votes)
Texas (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local, most of state in Central Time Zone, part in Mountain Time Zone, 8 PM/9PM Eastern – 40 electoral votes)
8:30 PM Eastern Closing
Arkansas (Polls open at 7:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM local time – 6 electoral votes)
9:00 PM Eastern Closing
Arizona (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 11 electoral votes)
Colorado (Polls close 7 PM local time – All voters receive mail ballots, but can vote in-person instead – 10 electoral votes)
Iowa (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 6 electoral votes)
Louisiana (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 8 electoral votes)
Minnesota (Polls close 8 PM local time; most polls open at 7 AM. – 10 electoral votes)
Nebraska (Polls open at 8 AM and close at 8 PM local for Central Time Zone & open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM in Mountain Time Zone – 5 electoral votes)
New Mexico (Polls close 7 PM local time – 5 electoral votes)
New York (Polls open at 6 AM and close at 9 PM – 28 electoral votes)
Wisconsin (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 10 electoral votes)
Wyoming (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 3 electoral votes)
10:00 PM Eastern Closing
Montana (Polls close 8 PM local time, most open at 7 a.m. local time – 4 electoral votes)
Nevada (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time – 6 electoral votes)
Utah (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 6 electoral votes)
11:00 PM Eastern Closing
California (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 54 electoral votes)
Idaho (Polls open at 8 AM and close at 8 PM local time – 4 electoral votes – Some of the state is in Mountain Time and some is Pacific Time, so the earliest polls close in Mountain Time at 10 PM ET. However, state law requires election results be withheld until all polls in state are closed at 11 PM ET)
Oregon (Polls close 8 PM local time – All vote by mail – 8 electoral votes)
Washington (Polls close 8 PM local time – All voters receive mail ballots, but can vote in-person instead – 12 electoral votes)
12:00 AM Eastern Closing
Hawaii (Polls close 7 PM local time, Midnight Eastern – All vote by mail – 4 electoral votes)
1:00 AM Eastern Closing
Alaska (Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM local time – Most precincts close at 12 a.m. ET but one area with a nominal number of registered voters closes at 1 a.m. ET – 3 electoral votes.