ToplineKamala Harris inched ahead of Donald Trump by the narrowest of margins in both polling guru Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight’s final presidential forecasts after midnight on Tuesday, although both projections showed the race for the White House a statistical tie on Election Day as poll numbers in key swing states remained deadlocked.

The polls weren’t off that much in capturing a near-uniform swing in very close states. But they underestimated the Trump vote once again.

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Fittingly in a race that has been remarkably close, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remain essentially tied the night before the election. The FiveThirtyEight average of

If vice president Kamala Harris wins, she will become the first woman in U.S. history to hold the title of president. If former president Donald Trump wins, he will make a surprising comeback, leading the nation for four more years.

Two new national polls released Sunday show former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat.

Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris' offshore betting odds of winning the 2024 election continue to move differently from what recent polls show.

Harris and Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same part of Pennsylvania, at roughly the same time, spending the last full day of the presidential campaign in a state that could make or break their chances. Trump held a rally in Pittsburgh and ended his campaign with an event in Grand Rapids, Mich.

A new series of battleground state polls show Trump and Harris are neck and neck across seven states in the final days before Election Day.

As the election loomed, Trump maintained his lead over Harris in the latest Arizona polls. It's an advantage that data show is driven by a wide gender gap and by voters who hold pessimistic views about the economy, immigration and the direction of the country.

Euronews polling shows Harris currently has a national lead of 0.9% — well within a margin of error. Pennsylvania, considered the key state to winning the election, is at a tie.View on euronews