US Election 2024: State-wise voting times and when to expect early trends

In the 2024 U.S. election, voting times vary across states, impacting when early trends are expected. In November 2020, it took four days after the polls closed for Joe Biden to be declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election. This delay was due to narrow margins in key battleground states, which required recounts, and the large number of mail-in ballots that needed to be processed after Election Day. Additionally, the election took place amid a global pandemic.

Since then, some states have updated their election laws to expedite the counting process. However, while the results may be available sooner this time, it is certain that the winner will not be announced on election night itself.

Here’s a statewise breakdown in IST to help you follow the results closely:

Poll Opening and Closing Times

Connecticut
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Delaware
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

District of Columbia (D.C.)
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Florida
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

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Georgia
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM EST (5:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Indiana (Eastern part)
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 6:00 PM EST (4:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 5:00 AM IST, November 6th

Kentucky (Eastern part)
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 6:00 PM EST (4:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 5:00 AM IST, November 6th

Maine
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Maryland
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Massachusetts
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Michigan
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

New Hampshire
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

New Jersey
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

New York
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 9:00 PM EST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 8:30 AM IST, November 6th

North Carolina
Polls Open: 6:30 AM EST (5:00 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:30 PM EST (6:00 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Ohio
Polls Open: 6:30 AM EST (5:00 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:30 PM EST (6:00 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Pennsylvania
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Rhode Island
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

South Carolina
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Vermont
Polls Open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Virginia
Polls Open: 6:00 AM EST (4:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM EST (5:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

West Virginia
Polls Open: 6:30 AM EST (5:00 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:30 PM EST (6:00 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Central Time Zone

Alabama
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Arkansas
Polls Open: 7:30 AM CST (7:00 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:30 PM CST (7:00 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Illinois
Polls Open: 6:00 AM CST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Iowa
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Kansas
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Kentucky (Central part)
Polls Open: 6:00 AM CST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 6:00 PM CST (5:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 5:30 AM IST, November 6th

Louisiana
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Minnesota
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Mississippi
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Missouri
Polls Open: 6:00 AM CST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Nebraska
Polls Open: 8:00 AM CST (7:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

North Dakota (Central part)
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Oklahoma
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

South Dakota (Central part)
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Texas
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM CST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Wisconsin
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

Mountain Time Zone

Arizona
Polls Open: 6:00 AM MST (7:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Colorado
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM MST (8:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 8:00 AM IST, November 6th

Idaho (Mountain part)
Polls Open: 8:00 AM MST (9:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Montana
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

New Mexico
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM MST (8:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 8:00 AM IST, November 6th

North Dakota (Mountain part)
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

South Dakota (Mountain part)
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Utah
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Wyoming
Polls Open: 7:00 AM MST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Pacific Time Zone

California
Polls Open: 7:00 AM PST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close:8:00 PM PST (9:30 AM IST)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th, November 6th

Nevada
Polls Open: 7:00 AM PST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM PST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Oregon
Polls Open: 7:00 AM PST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM PST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Washington
Polls Open: 7:00 AM PST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM PST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Alaska and Hawaii

Alaska
Polls Open: 7:00 AM AKST (9:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM AKST (10:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 11:00 AM IST, November 6th

Hawaii
Polls Open: 7:00 AM HST (9:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM HST (10:30 AM IST)
Early Trends: 11:00 AM IST, November 6th, November 6th

Battleground States

Battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin will be crucial for trends. However, results may be delayed due to the high volume of early and mail-in votes, especially in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona, where ballot counting rules can delay final tallies.

Arizona
Polls Open: 6:00 AM MST (7:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM MST (9:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

Georgia
Polls open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:00 PM EST (5:30 AM IST)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Michigan
Polls open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Nevada
Polls Open: 7:00 AM PST (8:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM PST (9:30 AM IST)
Early Trends: 9:00 AM IST, November 6th

North Carolina
Polls open: 6:30 AM EST (5:00 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 7:30 PM EST (6:00 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 6:30 AM IST, November 6th

Pennsylvania
Polls open: 7:00 AM EST (5:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM EST (6:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:30 AM IST, November 6th

Wisconsin
Polls Open: 7:00 AM CST (6:30 PM IST, November 5th)
Polls Close: 8:00 PM CST (7:30 AM IST, November 6th)
Early Trends: 7:00 AM IST, November 6th

It’s important to note that tight races and large volumes of absentee ballots can extend timelines beyond initial expectations.