Election Day was Tuesday, Nov. 3

Elections, at all levels of government, can be extraordinarily close. Your vote is crucial to determining the trajectory of our nation and your community.

• Between September 2024 and September 2025, 34 elections across the country were decided by 10 votes or less.
• In 2020, only six votes(opens in new tab) separated the candidates in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
• In 2016, only 16 votes(opens in new tab) separated the top two primary candidates for Arizona's 5th Congressional district. (A recount later expanded the lead to 27 votes.)
• And, our nation's election history has seen many races determined by a single vote(opens in new tab).

Your vote matters — and so do the votes of your family, neighbors, and friends!

With the anticipated large number of mail-in ballots, election results are unlikely to be available as promptly as we’ve come to expect.

Some states begin counting mail-in ballots prior to Election Day and may have their results shortly after polls close.

But many states may need days or weeks after Election Day before they are able to report results. In some states, election officials are permitted to only begin counting ballots on Election Day.

Under the U.S. Constitution, federal and state elections are administered by local election offices.

Each election office sets its own rules and provides its own voting information for their jurisdiction.

• Use USA.gov’s Voting and Elections resources or the federal voter tool, Vote.gov, to find additional information offered by your local election office
• Or contact your state or local election office.