On Nov. 5, voters across the U.S. cast final ballots that will set the direction of the country, state and local municipalities for years to come. Heading into Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump were locked in a tight race for the White House, and control of both the U.S. Senate and House was hanging in the balance.

Individual candidate and campaign dynamics can certainly account for some of this. In Arizona, for instance, Republican Kari Lake’s broad unpopularity clearly gave an extra boost to Democrat Ruben Gallego, who actually received more votes than Vice President Kamala Harris did at the top of their party’s ticket.

Most voters – whether for Trump or Harris – say the elections were run and administered well, both in their local communities and across the country.

Voters were about equally likely to vote in person on Election Day, early in person, or absentee or by mail. Early in-person voting rose in both parties.

Only 187 votes separated the victor from the loser in the race for the 13th Congressional District in California in

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state to Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election,

Seven Illinois counties voted last month in favor of splitting the state of Illinois in two. The big picture: The nonbinding referendums in counties including Iroquois and Calhoun give energy to several Illinois organizations pushing for the split.

See who is winning in the Nov. 5, 2024 U.S. House elections nationwide with real-time results and county-by-county maps.

Interest in moving out of the US has spiked, with immigration businesses reporting a surge of inquiries since the election. And some Americans say the results have sealed their plans to leave the US.

Louisiana voters will decide the fates of four proposed amendments to the state constitution, in what will be the final statewide election of 2024