Stephanie Perry, manager of exit polling at NBC News, explains all the process that implies this survey done after voters cast their ballot.
Voting for the 2024 election will come to a close at polling locations across the country Tuesday night.
While voting for the presidential election -- along with races in the Senate, House of Representatives, gubernatorial offices and other ballot measures -- has been ongoing with early and mail-in ballots, it will come to an end on Election Day.
When do polls close on Election Day? Here is a state-by-state guide.
Here is a breakdown of when the final polls close in each state on Nov. 5.
7 p.m. ET
- Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
7:30 p.m. ET
- North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
8 p.m. ET
- Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, D.C.
8:30 p.m. ET
- Arkansas
9 p.m. ET
- Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
10 p.m. ET
- Montana, Nevada, Utah
11 p.m. ET
- California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
12 a.m. ET
- Hawaii
1 a.m. ET
- Alaska
