Incredible photos show Americans flocking to polling stations across the country to cast their votes in what is set to be one of the closest presidential elections in history.Umbrella-clad Texans braved wind and rain to hit the polls on Tuesday, while in Jefferson County, just outside St Louis in Missouri, polling stations are bracing for potential flooding that could cause last-minute chaos. In the key swing state of North Carolina, people lined up before the sun rose, while another battleground state, Pennsylvania, also drew long lines first thing.  More than 80 million people have already voted, and millions more are expected to weigh in today after Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump made their final campaign pitches on Monday.  Attendees gathered at Kamala Harris’ election night HQ event at Howard University in Washington DC  Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by former U.S. first lady Melania Trump, speaks to reporters after voting at Mandel Recreation Center on Election Day in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 5, 2024 Pets have also been spotted at polling stations, including Penny the three-year-old labradoodle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A young girl holds a ‘Black Voters for Harris-Walz’ sign outside the Democratic Party’s election night HQ party  A showgirl attends a Sin City voting party at Las Vegas City Hall as Nevada residents head to the polls  Student supporters of Kamala Harris react to poll numbers during the vice president’s event at Howard University   Voters attend an election night watch party in Orlando, Florida, before the state was called for Donald Trump  A person looks over their ballot at ImpactLife in Davenport, Iowa, during Election Day An Amish man walks past supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he approaches a polling station at the Ronks Fire Department in Ronks, Pennsylvania  MAGA hats are handed out to students on Election Day at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona  The first votes in the country were cast just after midnight in the small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. (Pictured: a resident casting their vote at the Tillotson House in the town) Voters line up outside of a polling station at St. John’s Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church before the polls open on Election Day in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on November 5 Some voters dressed up for the occasion – with a mom and daughter duo in St Petersburg, Florida , wearing all-white with sashes which read ‘Voters for Women’. Dawn Goddard (left) and her daughter Ilene Goddard (right) said they were excited to cast their votes for Kamala Harris Mike Samson reads the newspaper while waiting in line before the polls open at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on November 5, 2024 in Houston, TexasSome voters dressed up for the occasion – with a mom and daughter duo in St Petersburg, Florida, wearing all-white with sashes which read ‘Voters for Women’.    Dawn Goddard and her daughter Ilene Goddard, 18, said they were excited to cast their votes for Kamala Harris. ‘I brought her to vote in 2016 and we were very hopeful then,’ Dawn Goddard said. ‘And we are even more hopeful today.’Meanwhile, at another polling station in the same city, voters were greeted by a life-size cardboard cutout of Donald Trump, erected by a fan close to the voting point. The first votes in the country were cast just after midnight in the small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.  The results were too close to call, as the half dozen voters were split three-to-three between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It’s actually a sharp swing from 2020, when Joe Biden swept all five who voted against Trump. Dixville Notch has produced the first results of the first-in-the-nation primary since 1960 with its midnight vote on Election Day. An election official clashes with a voter as he bars entry to the polling station over his choice of shirt showing Donald Trump as ‘America’s most wanted president’ in Burbank, California  Hooper, the Detroit Pistons mascot, pays a visit to the polling station at Detroit Fire Department Engine 17 Ladder 7 Chief 5 on November 5, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan LaMont Williams votes via provisional ballot in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day, at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024 Voter Kim Dryer carries a handmade doll of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump outside a polling site on election day in West Palm Beach, Florida A dog named Daisy looks on as their owner fills out a ballot in a polling place at the Cincinnati Observatory in Ohio  At another polling station in St Petersburg, Florida, voters were greeted by a life-size cardboard cutout of Donald Trump, erected by a fan close to the voting point Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day, November 5, 2024 People take pictures with a Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris cutout after voting on Election Day at Scranton High School on November 05, 2024 in Scranton, Pennsylvania In the key swing state of North Carolina, voters lined up before the sun rose to cast what could be the deciding ballots in the most closely-run contest for the White House in decades Pictured: Voters line up outside of a polling station at Donegan Elementary School as the polls open on Election Day in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Pictured: People vote at a polling place on Election Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 5 A boy watches his father voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, on Election Day in Asheville, North Carolina, November 5 Voters wait in a long line at the start of Election Day in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 5, 2024 It comes as a final key poll revealed that Harris entered Election Day with a 4-point lead over Trump after slashing the gender gap.Harris, 60, has the support of 51 percent of likely voters, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Trump has support from 47 per cent.The survey found that Harris’ surge comes after Trump’s lead among male voters significantly declined in the final days leading up to the election.Trump, 78, previously held a 57 per cent lead amongst male voters, but now only leads 51 per cent to Harris’ 47 per cent. However, the Democrat’s lead among women shrunk from 18 to 11 points. Pictured: People wait in line to vote at a polling station in Smyrna, Georgia, on Election Day, November 5, 2024 Umbrella-clad Texans (pictured) braved wind and rain to hit the polls on Tuesday, while in Jefferson County, just outside St Louis in Missouri, polling stations are bracing for potential flooding which could cause last-minute chaos Voters wait in line at a polling station on November 5, 2024 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburban community outside Pittsburgh on November 5, 2024 Pictured: People line up to vote outside of a polling station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Election Day, November 5, 2024 Voters wait in line at the Oakmont United Methodist Church on November 5, 2024 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburban community outside Pittsburgh on November 5, 2024 People vote as others wait in line at a polling station at Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, located within Mecklenburg County, on November 5, 2024Analysts say the top line results of the Marist poll are nearly identical to those of the 2020 election, which reported Joe Biden leading Trump 51 to 47 per cent. The outcome of this year’s knife-edge election, which has become the closest race to White House in decades, is too close to call and could potentially come down to a few thousand votes in seven key swing states.The survey found that Harris holds a 4-point lead over Trump nationally, which is just outside the poll’s 3.5-point margin of error. An election worker hands back a voter’s ID card during the check in process to receive a ballot. North Carolina requires voters to present voter ID Pictured: Voters casting their ballots in Washington DC  Pictured: The entrance to a polling station at a school in Washington DC on Election Day 2024