While New York is typically considered a solidly blue state, much attention is being paid to it in 2024 since a "red wave" swept over Long Island in 2022​, helping Republicans take control of the House.

Battleground states are counting the ballots that will decide the next US president into the early hours of Wednesday morning, after Election Day voting that largely went smoothly despite fake bomb threats that targeted multiple states.

Donald Trump won the presidency Tuesday night, but Ventura County voters favored Kamala Harris. As of returns posted Thursday afternoon, 151,463 county residents, or 55%, cast ballots for Harris. Trump gained 116,

The 2024 presidential election is over, but the path to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is just beginning. The votes have to be certified in the states, the Electoral College has to meet and then Congress counts the vote.