Trump Or Harris? Who Will Inherit Biden's Mixed Legacy On Key Issues

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in a mood of discontent and division, with opinion polls showing nearly two-thirds of voters believe the country has been heading in the wrong direction under President Joe Biden.

Seven battleground states are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday's US presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump.

Founded by Thomas Jefferson, the Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the US.

Voting for the 2024 US Presidential election has begun in the eastern time zone in America. New Hampshire is the first state where the polling started at 6 am local time (4:30 pm IST).

American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world.

Native Americans encountered several challenges, much like African Americans and other marginalised groups who struggled for voting rights.

US Election Results 2024: Former US President Donald Trump has crossed the majority mark of 270 electoral votes and has taken a comfortable position on swing states.

Under the US system, citizens do not vote directly for their leader. Instead, their ballots elect the 538 members of a group called the Electoral College, which then elects the president and vice president.

George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30, 1789, and took the oath of office, as the first President of the United States.

Voters in the US hamlet of Dixville Notch launched Election Day in the first minutes of Tuesday with a tied vote, mirroring the incredibly close national polls in the White House race.