The 2024 Electoral College map closely resembles the results of the 2016 election, the year Trump defied pollsters and pundits by defeating Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden defeated Trump in 2020 ...

He declared his election win immediately after projections were made ... nominee beat his rival by nearly five million votes.

though several counties in the western Upper Peninsula in Central time won't close until 9 p.m. Here's where to find results and a live election map. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. local ...

Trump was also favored to win the popular vote, which he lost in both 2016 and 2020, according to Decision Desk projections ... map below shows the results in the 2024 presidential election ...