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CNN exit polls accompanying the first results of the US presidential election have projected a victory for former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump in Florida, while Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris has won in Massachusetts, Maryland and Vermont.
Harris and Trump each need at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency in an election seen as one of the most important in recent American history.
Trump, who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021, is seeking to return to the White House after losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Harris has been serving as Vice President since January 2021.
The election is expected to be held in some battleground states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
CNN's early exit polls projected Harris would win Massachusetts, Columbia and Maryland.
Trump is leading in Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Florida, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky.
According to CNN estimates, Trump has 54.2 percent of the popular vote (14,023,637 votes), while Harris has 44.6 percent of the popular vote (11,537,912 votes). As of 7am (IST), Trump is leading with 90 electoral votes, while Harris has 27 electoral votes.
To win the election a candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes out of 538.
Overall, Trump is leading with 9,796,095 votes, while Harris has garnered 8,436,349 votes, according to CNN's early exit polls.
Four electoral votes are at stake in West Virginia.
CNN reports that 15 polling places in Georgia extended voting hours, 12 of which did so due to bomb threats originating from Russia.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference about the bomb, “The FBI knows where it's coming from, but we want to make sure in the interest of public safety that it prevents anyone from voting.” Don't stop.” Threat.
Georgia's independent voters now favor Trump over Harris, a change from the 2020 election where Biden won. A slim majority now say they support Trump, CNN exit polls report.
Trump maintained his hold on voters without a college degree, where nearly 8 in 10 chose him over Harris.
Harris remains well-liked among young voters and black voters in Georgia, according to early results of CNN's exit polling among voters in the state. About 86 percent of black voters in Georgia say they voted for Harris, as do 6 in 10 voters under the age of 30. Nearly 4 in 10 Georgia voters cite the economy as their top issue.
Less than 3 in 10 Georgia voters say the state of democracy is their top issue, about 14 percent say abortion and about 10 percent say immigration, while less than 5 percent say That foreign policy. This is in sharp contrast to the average for the country as a whole, which cited democracy as its top issue.
Nearly 6 in 10 voters in Georgia disapprove of current US President Joe Biden, which is similar to the vote nationwide.
North Carolina voters are almost evenly divided on whether hurricane aid is reaching those who need it. Nearly 7 in 10 North Carolina voters say they are dissatisfied or angry with the way things are going in the country. Only 6 percent in the Tar Heel State said they were encouraged by the state of the country, while more than 25 percent said they were angry.
Voters in the state are deeply divided on their top issue, with about 36 percent choosing the economy and about a third choosing the state of democracy. Very few chose abortion or immigration, with foreign policy coming in last place.
CNN's exit poll claims, former President Donald Trump will win Indiana. There are 11 electoral votes at stake in Indiana.
CNN's early exit polls show Trump will win Kentucky. Eight electoral votes are at stake in Kentucky. To win, at least 270 electoral votes will be required.
Harris will win Vermont, CNN projects. There are three electoral votes at stake in Vermont. To win, at least 270 electoral votes will be required.
According to preliminary results of CNN's national exit poll of voters in this year's presidential election, about 46 percent of voters have a positive view of Harris, but not of Trump, while a slightly smaller share, about 42 percent, have a favorable view. Is positive. Trump's, but not Harris's. Nationally, about 8 percent of voters have a negative opinion of both candidates.
72 percent of voters say they are dissatisfied or angry about the direction of the country. 41 percent of voters prefer Joe Biden, while 67 percent rate the economy as bad or worse.
A majority of voters said they had made up their minds about the presidential race well before Election Day, according to early results from CNN's national exit poll.
Eight in 10 voters say they made their decision about the presidential race sometime before September. Less than 1 in 10 say they made the decision in the past week, with about one-eighth saying they made the decision in September or October.
Early exit polls by CNN reveal deeply polarized views of voters, with two-thirds of them believing this year's election is being conducted in a fair and accurate manner.
Nearly 9 in 10 voters who support Harris say they are confident, compared with about half of voters who support former President Donald Trump. Overall, about three-quarters of voters this year believe democracy in the US is under threat, with only one-quarter saying it is safe. Nearly 4 in 10 say democracy is at great risk. And according to CNN, a majority of voters, about 7 in 10, say they are concerned about violence as a result of the election.
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