Students flocked to watch parties at residential college houses with mixed feelings of uncertainty, nervousness, and excitement about the possibilities of the election.

In Washington, the Harris-Walz campaign held a watch party at Vice President Kamala Harris’ alma mater, Howard University. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to several students about their feelings about how the election results have panned out so far.

Fox News first called the election for the Penn graduate around 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 6, declaring Trump the victor of the 2024 presidential election to clinch his second term in office.

Throughout the day, campus groups including Penn Leads the Vote and Penn Democrats set up on Locust Walk to ensure as many students cast their ballots as possible, contributing to strong voter turnout.

81.6% of votes cast in the locations on and around Penn’s campus on Election Day were for Vice President Kamala Harris, and 16.3% of votes were for former President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump.

Government officials, faculty, and students have denounced 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud occurring at the polls in Philadelphia. 

The DP is documenting how the Penn community — and beyond — is spending its Election Day, and how the election is shaping up on campus before polls close.

Programming for the eight-hour event included performances from musical artists, speeches from local- and national-level politicians, and remarks from public figures. 

Democrats make up the vast majority of returned ballots in Philadelphia County, with 142,004 ballots returned by registered Democrats, compared to 14,542 by Republicans and 17,562 by other voters. 

Penn professors said that they have either canceled their classes or modified their curricula to accommodate Election Day and surrounding political activities — a decision students said that they supported.

The Political Empathy Lab, an initiative of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Paideia Program, launched a series on the program’s podcast on Oct. 10 discussing civil discourse and Pennsylvania state politics. 

Biden spoke to a crowd of union members at UA Local 692 Sprinkler Fitters about his administration’s support for organized labor.

The displays come amid an uptick in efforts from both student and non-Penn affiliated organizations to mobilize voters on campus and in the larger West Philadelphia community.

At the event, which took place at the cultural organization Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted the importance of the election cycle for Latino voters to a diverse audience of families, community leaders, and volunteers.

College senior and APSC Chair Taryn Flaherty moderated the event, asking State Sen. Saval questions about his background, career, and involvement in politics before transitioning to a Q&A segment.

Members of Penn's faculty have donated about $470,000 in political donations to federally registered political committees since the beginning of 2023.