The Newsmax map shows Harris winning two states that require photo ID, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. That has not stopped social media users from claiming that Harris won only states with no voter ID laws, nor from saying that she won every state with no photo ID. Neither claim is true.

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Harris won states including Rhode Island and Colorado, both of which require voters to show proof of identification when voting in person.

From ordinary blue collar workers to seasoned political hands to members of the clergy, many Americans are combing through the election results trying to make sense of the outcome. Here's what the exit polling tells us.