Days Until Election Day
Live countdown to Election Day — days, hours, minutes, and seconds, plus sleeps, weeks, and the dates for the next five years. 100% in your browser, nothing uploaded.
There are 30 days until Election Day 2026
Target: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM (your local time) · 4 weeks and 2 days · 31 sleeps to go
Election Day Dates for the Next 5 Years
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (this countdown) | November 3 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | November 7 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | November 5 | Tuesday |
| 2032 | November 2 | Tuesday |
| 2034 | November 7 | Tuesday |
🗳️ Fun Facts About Election Day
- •Congress set the "first Tuesday after the first Monday in November" rule for presidential elections in 1845, and extended it to House elections in 1875.
- •In the 1840s most Americans traveled by horse or buggy, so Tuesday left Monday free for the trip to the county seat while keeping Sunday — the day of worship — untouched.
- •November was chosen because the harvest was complete but the harsh winter roads had not yet arrived.
- •The 1872 presidential election was the first held nationwide under the uniform November Tuesday rule.
- •The earliest possible date is November 2 (as in 2004 and 2032) and the latest is November 8 (as in 2012) — a 28-year cycle through the days of the week.
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Quick Answer
The live counter above shows exactly how long until Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — the next regularly scheduled U.S. federal election date. It ticks down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds to midnight in your local time zone. After Election Day passes, the countdown rolls over automatically to the next one in 2028 — everything is calculated right in your browser.
How It Works
Open the page — the countdown to the next federal Election Day is already running, no setup needed
Read the days, hours, minutes, and seconds remaining until Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Check the weeks-and-days and sleeps summary for a quick answer
Scroll to the five-year table to see the dates of the even-year Election Days through 2034
Need another date? Open the Countdown Timer for custom dates or the Date Calculator to plan ahead
Key Facts
- Live countdown to Tuesday, November 3, 2026, ticking every second in your local time zone
- Federal elections fall on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years
- Shows the days, hours, minutes, and seconds remaining, plus weeks-and-days and sleeps summaries
- Automatically rolls over to the next even-year Election Day — Tuesday, November 7, 2028
- Five-year table listing the next five Election Days: 2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, and 2034
- Free, no sign-up — every calculation runs locally in your browser
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Election Day 2026?
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Federal general elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year. In 2026 that rule lands on November 3, a midterm election year, with the next presidential election following on Tuesday, November 7, 2028.
How is the date of Election Day chosen?
Congress set the rule in 1845: presidential electors are appointed on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. November fit the agrarian calendar — the harvest was finished but winter travel had not yet begun — and Tuesday gave rural voters a full day to travel to the county seat without traveling on Sunday.
Is Election Day a federal holiday?
No. Election Day is a fixed calendar date set in federal law, but it is not a federal public holiday — most federal offices and businesses operate on a normal schedule. A number of states do observe it as a state holiday or give state employees the day off, so observance varies by state.
What time do polls open and close?
Polling hours are set by each state, and they vary widely: some states open polls as early as 6:00 AM and keep them open until 9:00 PM local time, while others close earlier. For the exact hours and locations where you live, contact your state or local election office, which publishes official voting information.
When is the next Election Day after 2026?
As soon as November 3, 2026 passes, this page automatically starts counting to the next even-numbered year: Tuesday, November 7, 2028 — a presidential election year. Odd-numbered years are skipped because regularly scheduled federal elections happen only in even years.