First polls close in eastern United States; Exit polls mixed

Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia closed their polls as scheduled at 7 p.m. EST, according to the Associated Press.

How will the results roll in? The Associated Press listed poll closing times in EST:

• 7:30 p.m.—North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia

• 8 p.m.—Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota

• 8:30 p.m.—Arkansas

• 9 p.m.—Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

• 10 p.m.—Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah

• 11 p.m.—California, Washington state

• 12 a.m.—Hawaii

• 1 a.m.—Alaska

What do exit polls show?

• NBC’s exit polls show a break along party lines.

  • About 65% of those polled think that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the US.

  • Of those polled, 62% thought the higher-than-usual prices were because of Trump’s policies.

• A CNN exit poll found about 60% of voters nationally disapprove of Trump’s job performance, including about one-fifth of Trump’s 2024 backers.

  • The survey found that around 90% of voters said the cost of living was a crucial or major factor in their votes.

  • About 75% said they were dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, and two-thirds blame Trump for worsening economic conditions.

• Some voters told a CNN reporter in Michigan that they were not voting along party lines for different reasons:

  • One woman, who voted Democratic in the primary, said she is Jewish and does not believe Abdul El-Sayed supports the Jewish community, so she voted for Mike Rogers.