Exit polls live: First snapshot of 2024 election reveals key demographic shift in Pennsylvania

The first polls in the 2024 presidential election have closed in what could be the closest race in history. 

Polling stations in Indiana and Ohio were the first to stop taking ballots at 6pm Eastern Time, as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris wait for the results. 

The AP exit poll provided a telling initial snapshot. It revealed a key demographic shift in the swing state of Pennsylvania, where 83 percent of voters were white, up from 81 percent in 2020.

An NBC exit poll found 51 percent of voters trust Trump on the economy, compared to 47 per cent for Harris. 72 percent of voters said…