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Election Day photos: Voting and ballot counting across the country

By 
Elaine Cromie
 | November 5, 2024, 6:07pm UTC
People wait in line to vote at Brazos County Election Administrator Office on election Day in Bryan, Texas. (Montinique Monroe for Votebeat)
A woman holds a ballot as she walks out of a voting booth with an American flag curtain.
Residents of Dixville Notch cast their ballots in the US election at midnight in the living room of the Tillotson House at the Balsams Grand Resort, marking the first votes in the US election, in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire on November 5, 2024. The six people voting in Dixville Notch, four Republican and two undeclared, kick off Election Day at the stroke of midnight. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)
The sun rises behind the skyline of Manhattan with a river in the middle and a person walking along a fence line in the foreground.
The sun rises behind the skyline of Manhattan in New York City on Election Day. (Leonardo Munoz / AFP via Getty Images)
Voter services and county employees are sworn in at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pa. prior to the start of Election Day on November 5, 2024. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Voter services and county employees are sworn in at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pa. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Patricia Young, a volunteer election protection service member, sits outside of a polling location at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
A line of people in front of a silo and between two large trees outside.
Voters line up at a polling station at Farmersville Elementary School in Easton, Pennsylvania. (Samuel Corum / AFP via Getty Images)
A woman holding a red and white umbrella stands in a line of people outside.
People wait in line to vote at a polling station in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. (Jaydee Lee Serrano / AFP via Getty Images)
A woman sits at a polling booth in side of a room.
A voter in a pool of sunlight casts her vote at the Holy Name Parish in Boston, Massachusetts. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Election workers process ballots at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pa. prior to the start of Election Day. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Election workers process ballots at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pa. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Voters leave a polling location at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Election workers process ballots at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pa. prior to the start of Election Day on November 5, 2024. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
A voter drops off her ballot at a drop box in front of the Government Services Center building in West Chester, Pa. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Chrissy Weiss, working out of the Government Services Center building where the county is housing an incident response command center in West Chester, Pa. The response center was setup to provide any needed support throughout the county in the event of an emergency. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
A woman rides a horse through a busy street holding a vote sign.
Vancie Tuner and her horse Clementine, beloved residents of Teton County, rally people on Main St. to vote on November 5, 2024 in Driggs, Idaho. (Getty Images)
A long line of people wait on a sidewalk.
Students wait in line to vote at the student center at the University of California, Irvine. (MediaNews Group via Getty Images)
A line of voters can be seen between two open doors.
Voters cast their ballots at Precinct 3 on November 5, 2024 in Berlin, New Hampshire. (John Tully / Getty Images)
Lines of voting machines are in shadow
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station inside the Galleria at Sunset mall on November 05, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker / Getty Images)
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at a polling location inside the Su Nueva Lavanderia in Chicago, Il. (AFP via Getty Images)
People wait in line to vote at Brazos County Election Administrator Office on election Day in Bryan, Texas. (Montinique Monroe for Votebeat)
Saint Thomas, 3, receives an “I voted” sticker from Darryl Thomas, after Darryl cast his ballot, during Election Day at Warren Carlson Elementary School in Warren, Mich. (Brittany Greeson for Votebeat)
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