With millions of voters expected to vote today, the world will watch with anxiety for the outcome of the vote. election results to start pouring in Tuesday evening.

Here’s what you need to know about the results of the 2024 presidential election.

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Voters work on their ballots at a polling station at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Simi Valley, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

When do the polling stations close?

Kentucky (eight electoral votes) will be the first state to close its polls at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

For most of the eastern half of the country, polls will close between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., while on the West Coast, polls will close at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.

The last states to close will be Hawaii (four electoral votes) and Alaska (three electoral votes) which will close their polls at midnight and 1 a.m. respectively.

When will the results of the 2024 election be announced?

Election day results are usually announced just a few hours after the polls close. However, recent elections have required longer wait times before all votes can be counted and a winner declared.

One reason for this is the prevalence of absentee voting by mail. Fourteen states legally require that mail-in ballots be counted only after polls close on Election Day.

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Chet Harhut, deputy director of the Allegheny County Division of Elections, carries a container of absentee ballots from a secure area of ​​the Allegheny County Division of Elections warehouse October 30 in Pittsburgh. (AP/Matt Freed)

The first election results of the evening will likely begin to be announced after 7 p.m. Eastern Time. The results of certain swing states, such as Pennsylvania (19 electoral votes), will probably not be known until much later.

In 2020, media outlets announced the election in favor of President Joe Biden four days after Election Day. In 2016, the race was called in favor of Trump at 3 a.m. the day after Election Day.

The closer the elections are, the longer it will take to know the result. Barring an unexpected landslide victory for either candidate, the winner of the 2024 presidential election may not be known until one or more days after Election Day.

Election results can also be further delayed by legal challenges by former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris headlines a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on election eve, November 4, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

What are the key states to watch on Election Day?

With 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, the 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be extremely close.

Seven states – Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada – are considered close swing states. Experts will be watching these states closely as they will likely determine who the next president will be.

Here is the closing date for polls in each of the swing states.

7:00 p.m. Eastern – Georgia (16 electoral votes)

7:30 p.m. Eastern – North Carolina (16 electoral votes)

8:00 p.m. Eastern – Pennsylvania (except for Cambria County which will close at 10:00 p.m. Eastern due to Electronic voting system software issues)

9:00 p.m. Eastern – Michigan (15 electoral votes), Arizona (11 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral votes)

10:00 p.m. Eastern – Nevada (six electoral votes)

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Former Republican President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk after voting on Election Day at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

How to watch the elections live?

You can broadcast Fox News election coverage live online. You can also follow election results on Fox News Digital’s live election blog.