When will we know who won the US election?

Here is what you need to know about the 2024 presidential election results.

Voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Simi Valley, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Kentucky (eight electoral votes) will be the first state to close its polls at 6 p.m. Eastern.

For most of the eastern half of the country, voting polls will close between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., while polls on the West Coast will close at 11 p.m. Eastern.

The last states to close will be Hawaii (four electoral votes) and Alaska (three electoral votes), which will close their polls at midnight and 1 a.m. respectively.

Election Day results have historically often been announced just hours after the polls close. However, recent elections have required longer waiting periods before all the votes can be tallied, and a winner can be declared.

One reason for this is the prevalence of mail-in absentee voting. Fourteen states legally require that mail-in ballots be counted only after polls close on Election Day.

2024 VOTING: HERE'S WHEN POLLS CLOSE FOR ALL 50 STATES ON ELECTION DAY

Vice President Kamala Harris headlines a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on election eve, Nov. 4, 2024. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

With 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, the 2024 presidential election is expected to be extremely close.

There are seven states – Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada – considered close swing states. Experts will be closely watching these states as they will likely determine who the next president will be.

Here is when polls will close in each of the swing states.

7 p.m. Eastern – Georgia (16 electoral votes) 

7:30 p.m. Eastern – North Carolina (16 electoral votes) 

8 p.m. Eastern – Pennsylvania (except for Cambria County, which will close at 10 p.m. Eastern due to electronic voting system software issues

9 p.m. Eastern – Michigan (15 electoral votes), Arizona (11 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral votes) 

10 p.m. Eastern – Nevada (six electoral votes) 

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Former President Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk after voting at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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