elections

2016 Presidential Campaign Revealed Deep Divisions In The Democratic Party

4:28pm November 08, 2016

by Mara Liasson

The 2016 presidential campaign laid bare big divisions in the Democratic Party. The outcome of Tuesday's election will have a major impact on how those splits are addressed.

Voters Across The Nation Share How The 2016 Election Is Different

4:28pm November 08, 2016

Yes this year is historic, but how is the 2016 election year different? Voters from around the country weigh in.

Virginia Poll Worker Describes Feelings Of Relief Among Voters

4:28pm November 08, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Robin deJarnette, a poll worker in Culpeper County, Va., who has over a decade of experience. She's at a precinct located at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. She talks about what's happening there and what the lines are like, how this compares to past years, and whether voters seem excited or agitated.

It's All Over But The Voting, As Trump And Clinton Cast Their Ballots

1:04pm November 08, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

With the long campaign almost at an end, the two candidates and their families head to their respective New York polling places.

Voters cast their ballots during early voting at a polling station at Truman College in Chicago, Ill.

When Do Polls Close On Election Day, And Where Should I Vote?

12:30pm November 08, 2016

by Barbara Sprunt

Election Day is finally here, and NPR has everything you need to know about poll closing times.

Attendees hold letters reading "vote" in Spanish during a campaign event with Tim Kaine.

5 Exit Poll Numbers To Watch On Election Night

12:13pm November 08, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Women, Hispanics and (surprise!) white evangelicals could be some of the most interesting storylines of the night.

Did social media ruin the 2016 election?

Did Social Media Ruin Election 2016?

10:44am November 08, 2016

by Sam Sanders

In our present political social life, we don't just create political strife for ourselves — we seem to revel in it.

Politics & Government

In Line At An Orlando Polling Station, Voters Report Relief, Anxiety

10:25am November 08, 2016

David Greene talks to Renata Sago of member station WMFE, who's in Orlando, Fla., talking to early morning voters.

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Hillary Clinton has the edge. But Donald Trump has a path, albeit a narrow one. A tie would go to the House, which is controlled by the GOP and would pick the next president.

7 Scenarios For How Election Night Might Play Out

9:46am November 08, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Hillary Clinton has the edge. She has to win just the states leaning in her direction to get enough electoral votes to be president. But Donald Trump has a path, albeit a narrow one.

Clinton, Trump Make Final Case To Voters 1 Day Before Election

9:22pm November 07, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump crisscrossed the country on the final day of campaigning before Election Day. On Monday night, Clinton held a rally at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

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