Voters wait to cast their votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)Shaun Butch, right, takes a picture of Matti Abramson, left, and Katherine Wong after they voted at Dodger Stadium on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Officials count early votes at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum where social distancing is possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic, during general elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. In addition to electing a governor, Puerto Ricans are voting in a nonbinding referendum on statehood. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)People line up completely surrounding the Jackson Township Municipal Building, in three separate lines alphabetically by last name, before the polls open, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, Election Day, in Jackson Township, Pa. Butler County. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)Samantha Jones, left, and Peter Vina take selfies near the Michael Jordan statue on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in the atrium of the United Center, transformed into a super voting site in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Voters line up outside Frank McCourt High School on Election Day, on New York's Upper West Side, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Laura Vasquez, right, holds her 1-year-old daughter Mariely Machado, as she checks in to vote in the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)A voter check with the registration table as he prepares to cast his ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school on Election Day, in Midlothian, Va., Tuesday Oct. 3, 2020. Poll workers said that traffic was slow due to all the early voting in the precinct. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Voters wait in line outside a pavilion at Center Street Park shortly before the polling site opened on Election Day, early Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wis.. (AP Photo by Rich Rovito)Gloria Durham, 86, arrives to vote about an hour before the polls opened as about two hundred potential voters stood behind her on Election Day in Ridgeland, Miss., precinct Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Precinct commissioner David Ippolito sands in the garage of his home, which is the last polling place in a residence, as people vote on Election Day, in the Lake Terrace section of New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Children accompany adult relatives to vote, at a polling place in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, in Miami Beach, Fla., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Voters wait in a line to cast their ballot at a polling place in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Voters wait in line outside the Covenant Presbyterian Church to cast their ballots, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Voters cast their ballots at the Kentucky Exposition Center, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)People vote at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the NBA Jazz, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Voters wait in line to cast their ballots outside a polling place Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Fenton, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)A VOTE HERE sign outside the Owyhee County Museum in Murphy, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)Ahmed Morsi brings along his month-old son Omar, while filling his ballot at a polling place in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)A poll worker assists a drive-thru voter at the Graham Civic Center polling site in Graham, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Voters stand in long lines waiting to cast their vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)Elizabeth Gross votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, center left, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, center right, arrive at a voting site in a horse-drawn carriage Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)People vote at a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)People stand in line to vote on Election Day in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Voters wait to cast their votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
HOUSTON – November 3, 2020, will be one for the history books. On this day, millions of Americans will cast their votes, deciding who will become the next president of the United States.
For many Americans, 2020 marks a first in their own personal history books as they head to the polls for the first time. For others, expressing their right to vote is something that is important and happens every election.
While Election Day may look a bit different this year due to the pandemic, Americans are still hitting the polls and casting their ballots, especially during a time of uncertainty.
Check out the gallery above to see what Election Day looked like across the country.
Carlos Hernandez is the Digital Content Specialist for KPRC 2. He is a content guru for all things to do in and around Houston, historical pieces, foodie finds and local guides. Carlos was previously a lifestyle producer for KPRC 2's talk show "Houston Life."
