Who will be the next President of America? Counting of votes will start from 5 November 2024.

Who will be the next President of America? Counting of votes will start from 5 November 2024. There are many claimants to get the biggest chair in the most powerful country in the world. The main contest is between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. Most of the 50 American states have a clear inclination, but there are seven states where there is a close contest. These states are called 'swing states'. Voters of these states will decide who will remain in the White House next. Presidential elections in America are not based on popular vote. That means voters do not directly elect their President. Instead, there is a system called the 'Electoral College'. Voters vote for members of the Electoral College in the November election. Then these elected representatives further elect the President and Vice President. The winning candidate gets the electoral votes of that state, which are largely based on population. In 48 states, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets all the electoral votes in that state. Maine and Nebraska are exceptions and use a proportional system. Any candidate needs to win a majority of the country's 538 electoral voters, or 270 votes. Even the person with the most votes can lose! A candidate must win the popular vote. He may get a majority, but he may still lose if he is unable to convert it into an Electoral College majority. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton won about 3 million more votes than Trump, but she lost the election as Trump crossed the majority mark by winning 306 Electoral College. US Presidential Elections 2024: Who are the candidates?President Kamala Harris (60) won the nomination from the Democratic Party after Joe Biden withdrew from the race. If she wins, she will be the first woman President in America's 248-year history. His competition is against Donald Trump (78), who is the Republican Party candidate. He lost the presidential election in 2020.