2024 Election FAQs
When is the next presidential election?
The next presidential election in the United States will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
On that day, voters around the country will head to the polls to place their vote to elect a president and a vice president for the next four years.
After a president and vice president are elected, they will be sworn into office on Inauguration Day, which is scheduled for January 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The inauguration is scheduled for January 20, 2025.
When is election day 2024?
Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Since 2024 is a presidential election year, citizens of the United States will be voting for a president and vice president to take office beginning in 2025.
In addition to presidential elections every four years, there are also congressional elections that happen every two years, plus numerous local elections that happen yearly.
Congressional elections refer to those where individuals are elected to represent states in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. That contrasts from local elections, where individuals such as mayors are elected.
Is election day a federal holiday 2024?
Election Day is not a federal holiday in 2024. That means that most offices will be fully operational on the day.
Since Election Day is on a Tuesday, there are some states that mandate employers to give paid time off for voting. Arizona, Hawaii, California, Illinois, Minnesota and New York are some of the U.S. states that give employees paid time off so they can cast their ballots.
Who is running in the 2024 election?
The republican 2024 presidential candidate is former president Donald Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He ran for reelection, but lost to President Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris is the current democratic 2024 nominee for president, after Biden announced in July that he was dropping his bid for a second term in office.
The third party candidates running for president are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein.
Americans will vote for the next president of the United States on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.