When are results announced?Â
Results start being reported as soon as the first ballot boxes are opened for counting.
Exit pollsters such as Edison Research and reporters at the Associated Press feed results from counting stations to their respective press clients in the National Election Pool and AP VoteCast.
Media outlets, including TV networks, radio stations and print and online newspapers, begin reporting these results, projecting outcomes and calling winners, state by state, once they are confident about who has won.Â
DW gets its election results data from AP.Â
What happens if there is no winner on Election Day?Â
Given preelection polling, it’s a distinct possibility.
There’s a strong likelihood that some Electoral College results won’t be known for days.
There is no central election authority either, with states themselves responsible for conducting elections and ballot counting.
In 2021, Mike Pence presided over the counting of Electoral College votesImage: Kevin Dietsch/REUTERS
When is a result formalized?Â
Before December 11, a state will issue certificates of ascertainment for its appointed presidential electors. Rather than being directly elected by the popular vote, thepresident is certified by appointed electors from each state and the District of Columbia. Each state is allocated electors based on the number of congresspeople in the US House of Representatives, or Congress, and the USÂ Senate. Each elector has one vote.
On December 17, the Electoral College’s 538 electors will gather in their states to pledge their votes to a candidate. All states, except for Maine and Nebraska, pledge all their electors to the most popular candidate in their state.
These votes are then sent to the president of the Senate (the current vice president,  Kamala Harris) on December 25.
On January 6, 2025, a joint session of Congress is held, at which Harris will oversee the counting of the votes and announce the Electoral College’s decision. In this case, she will formally announce the new president.
This article was originally published on November 5 and updated after the first polls closed early November 6.
Edited by: Kristin Zeier
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