NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Scott, Associated Press Decision Desk editor, about the 2024 presidential election and how AP calls races.

Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother’s Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies, training, food and ...

With just over two weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election and the race in a dead heat, Donald Trump and Kamala ...

In broad terms, the process is the same today as it was then: Vote count reporters collect election results at a local level ...

But the AP will never declare the outcome in a competitive contest before enough votes are counted to make the winner clear. Many of the races called just as the polls close are uncontested ...

The Associated Press will consider multiple factors and analyze available data before determining whether a winner can be declared when polls close in a given state. But the AP will never declare ...

In the 2024 general election, the AP will declare winners in nearly 2,000 uncontested races, compared with about 4,500 contested races. Sometimes it’s possible to declare winners at poll closing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the White House and the narrowly divided Senate and House may hang in the balance on Nov. 5, but don’t expect election night to be all nail-biters and barn burners.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night won't be all nail-biters. Chances are some winners will be declared before a single vote has been tallied just as the polls close in those states. Race calls at ...

Chances are some winners will be declared before a single vote has been tallied, just as the polls close in those states. WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the White House and the narrowly divided ...