How to follow along with CNN’s election coverage

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Millions of voters will cast their ballots Tuesday in an election that will decide the balance of power in Congress and set the tone for President Donald Trump’s remaining two years in the White House.

Democrats and Republicans are battling in tight contests across the country, while the governor’s office in some states is up for grabs.

To help you make sense of these crucial races, CNN is offering on-the-ground reporting, in-depth analysis and interactive experiences across all platforms. Here’s how you can access CNN’s coverage.

As John King stands in front of the Magic Wall on election night and breaks down the races, you can navigate along with CNN’s digital offering.

You’ll have the Magic Wall at your fingertips on the CNN app and CNN.com , where you can follow races across the country with an interactive map that allows you to zoom in as far as the county level.

On the app, subscribers will have access to historical data that will allow them to compare results to past election cycles. You can also turn on real-time notifications for key races.

Meanwhile, on the website, you can track when polls close and follow the results of ballot measures and local races. Voter polls will also be available to give insight into how Americans of different demographics are voting.

As results start to roll in, it can be difficult to understand what those numbers might be saying about who will ultimately win a key race.

CNN Sightline, a new election tool designed to surface insights from CNN’s Decision Desk, can translate those results into an understandable, real-time read on what’s happening and who is favored to win.

CNN's Jennifer Agiesta takes you behind the scenes of CNN's Decision Desk ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The tool interprets election data through modeling and assessments based on the questions that CNN’s Decision Desk analysts consider as they’re assessing the state of each major race: Where did the votes come from? How do they compare with past elections and pre-election expectations? How much statistical confidence do we have in our estimates? Were they Election Day, by-mail or early in-person votes? And what do we know about what’s left to count?

Sightline brings together the results of a range of estimates meant to answer each of those questions, shows how the CNN Decision Desk interprets those questions at any given moment, and produces an overall rating on whether a race leans toward either candidate.

CNN is offering around-the-clock, live updates to get you up to speed on what’s going on across the country as our correspondents share real-time reporting from the ground.

The live updates will feature photos and videos as our reporters talk to voters outside polling sites and with candidates as they make their final pitches. CNN will also get you up to speed on any voting issues, legal challenges and reactions from top lawmakers. Regular catch-up posts will be available so you can quickly scan the top stories.

You will immediately know when polls close, when CNN makes a projection on a key race and when candidates make their victory or concession speeches.

And as results begin to trickle in, our journalists will provide live commentary and in-depth analysis, using their expertise to give you key context on the night’s biggest moments.

CNN’s streaming platform, All Access , will offer 12 hours of live and unedited content on Election Day starting at 7 a.m. ET that will give subscribers a behind-the-scenes look at what our reporters are doing on the ground.

In the evening, subscribers will have access to campaign headquarters. Our correspondents will bring you a live look at how the candidates and their supporters are awaiting results and their reaction when the race is called.

CNN’s John Berman and Harry Enten will also host Office Hours starting at 7 p.m. ET to answer questions at the top of subscribers’ minds as the night unfolds.

CNN will also bring you all the key updates and context on air throughout the day, with election coverage beginning at 12 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

Election Night in America special coverage will begin at 4 p.m. ET, and Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper will co-anchor from Washington, DC, with expert analysis from Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Erin Burnett and others.

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数百万选民将于周二投票，此次选举将决定国会的权力平衡，并为唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫剩余的两年任期定下基调。

民主党和共和党在全国各地展开激烈角逐，一些州的州长职位也悬而未决。

为了帮助您了解这些至关重要的选举，CNN 将在所有平台上提供现场报道、深度分析和互动体验。以下是您获取 CNN 报道的方式。

当约翰·金在选举之夜站在“魔墙”前分析选情时，您可以同时浏览 CNN 的数字内容。

您可以通过 CNN 应用程序和 CNN.com 轻松访问“魔法墙”，在那里您可以追踪全国各地的选情，并通过交互式地图放大到县级。

订阅用户可以通过该应用程序访问历史数据，将选举结果与以往的选举周期进行比较。您还可以开启关键选举的实时通知。

同时，您可以在网站上追踪投票结束时间，并关注各项公投提案和地方选举的结果。网站还将提供选民民意调查，帮助您了解不同人群的投票倾向。

随着计票结果陆续公布，人们可能很难理解这些数字究竟预示着谁将最终赢得一场关键的比赛。

CNN Sightline 是一款新的选举工具，旨在提供来自 CNN 决策台的见解，可以将这些结果转化为易于理解的实时信息，帮助读者了解正在发生的事情以及谁更有可能获胜。

在 2026 年中期选举前夕，CNN 的 Jennifer Agiesta 将带您走进 CNN 决策台的幕后。

该工具通过建模和评估来解读选举数据，其依据是CNN决策台分析师在评估每场重要选举形势时所考虑的问题：选票来自哪里？与以往选举和选前预期相比如何？我们对估计结果的统计置信度有多高？这些选票是选举日当天投出的、邮寄投出的还是提前现场投出的？我们对剩余待计选票了解多少？

Sightline 汇总了一系列旨在回答这些问题的估计结果，展示了 CNN 决策台在任何特定时刻如何解读这些问题，并给出了竞选倾向哪位候选人的总体评级。

CNN 提供全天候实时更新，让您随时了解全国各地正在发生的事情，我们的记者将从现场为您带来实时报道。

实时更新将包含照片和视频，我们的记者将在投票站外采访选民，并在候选人做最后冲刺时与他们交流。CNN还将为您带来最新的投票议题、法律挑战以及高级立法者的反应。我们还会定期发布新闻回顾，方便您快速浏览重要新闻。

您将第一时间获知投票何时结束、CNN何时对关键选情做出预测以及候选人何时发表胜选或败选演讲。

随着比赛结果陆续公布，我们的记者将提供现场评论和深入分析，运用他们的专业知识，为您提供当晚最重要时刻的关键背景信息。

CNN 的流媒体平台 All Access 将在选举日当天早上 7 点（美国东部时间）开始提供 12 小时的直播和未经剪辑的内容，让订阅用户能够了解我们的记者在现场的幕后工作。

当晚，订阅用户将可以访问竞选总部。我们的记者将为您带来现场报道，展示候选人及其支持者如何等待结果，以及选举结果公布后他们的反应。

CNN 的约翰·伯曼和哈里·恩滕也将从美国东部时间晚上 7 点开始主持“办公时间”节目，回答订阅用户在当晚最关心的问题。

CNN 也将在当天通过电视为您带来所有关键更新和背景信息，选举报道将于美国东部时间周二凌晨 12 点开始。

美国大选之夜特别报道将于美国东部时间下午 4 点开始，安德森·库珀和杰克·塔珀将在华盛顿特区共同主持，达娜·巴什、凯特兰·柯林斯、艾琳·伯内特等人将进行专家分析。