At 6 PM Eastern Standard Time on November 5 in the United States (7 AM Beijing time on November 6), polling stations in Indiana and Kentucky gradually closed, making them the first two states to end voting in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, after which the counting of votes began. November 5 is the official voting day for the U.S. presidential election; due to time zone differences and varying state regulations, the voting end times differ across states. The last state to end voting is Alaska, which closed at 1 AM Eastern Standard Time on November 6 (2 PM Beijing time on November 6). Hawaii is the second to last state to end voting, closing at midnight Eastern Standard Time on November 6 (1 PM Beijing time on November 6).