Thousands of Boston residents took to the polls Nov. 5 to vote in the 2024 election. Across the city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., voters hunched over between dividers to fill out their ballots, voting on not only one of the most combative presidential races in history, but also key issues such as rideshare unions, minimum wage for tipped workers and the use of some psychedelic drugs.
Below are 16 images that capture the community’s powerful spirit and sense of civic duty from the day.
Two voters discuss the ballot before voting at the Fenway Center. Voting centers emphasized that the Massachusetts ballots featured ballot measures and Senate candidates in addition to those for the presidency.
