Against a backdrop of deep political division and with the control of Congress at stake, voters across the country are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots for the 2026 midterm elections.From lines at polling stations to the anticipation and reactions as the results come in, NPR station photographers are documenting the election in their communities.
Voters fill out their ballots at Chicago's McKinley Park Library.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times and WBEZ hide caption An election official tapes "VOTE" signs to a wall to direct voters to the polling room in the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Va.
Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption Voters take to the polls at Wild Carrot, an event space in St.Louis' Shaw neighborhood.
Brian Munoz/St.Louis Public Radio hide caption Tyler Prehn, 5 (right), inserts his father's ballot into the tabulating machine at Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School in Herndon, Va.
His brother, Levi Prehn, 3, looks on.Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption Diane Mitchell hands out Dutch Deli sandwiches and cookies from a food truck in Des Moines, Iowa.
Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public Radio hide caption Peg Ihinger takes a photo as she leaves her early voting sticker at the memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis."I just want this...