PHOTOS: DC area voters hit the polls on Election Day

Voters are casting their ballots for the nation’s next president in an election year unlike any other.

PHOTOS: Voters across the country hit the polls on Election Day

See photos of voters in D.C., Maryland and Virginia at the polls below.

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The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted against the early morning sky as flags along the Washington Monument flutter in the breeze on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Carol Whittington poses in the parking lot of the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis, Md., before going inside to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Whittington said she was voting for President Donald Trump, because she likes what he’s done for the country, particularly the economy. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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Jessica Charles holds up a sticker after voting for Joe Biden for president at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Charles said she voted for Biden, because she believes President Donald Trump doesn’t respect women. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Sandy Sharma, who moved to the U.S. six years ago and was voting for the first time, casts his ballot at the VFW, Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2020, in Fredericksburg, Va. (Suzanne Carr Rossi/The Free Lance-Star via AP)

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People gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza to await election results, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto poses outside the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens, where she campaigned until polls closed at 8 p.m. Pinto holds a sizable lead over her main challenger, Randy Downs. (Photo: Anna Brugman)

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Signs for Brooke Pinto and Randy Downs line the pathway to vote at the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens in D.C.’s Ward 2 neighborhood. (Photo: Anna Brugmann)

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A tent of supporters of Initiative Measure No. 81 Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020 by the Washington Monument on Election Day. On November 3, 2020, the United States elects its president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS (Photo by Yegor AleyevTASS via Getty Images)

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Milo Shea watches local election results at McPherson Square, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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A dance group entertains people gathered outside the White House while awaiting election results, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., addresses the news media on election night in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Democratic Congressional candidate, Cameron Webb, left, does an elbow bump with Virginia Del. Matt Fariss, R-Rustburg, outside a polling place in Rustburg, Va., Tuesday Oct. 3, 2020. Webb is facing Republican Bob Good in today’s election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Voters arrived in downtown Silver Spring just after 5 a.m. on Election Day. (小萝莉影视/John Domen)

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Interfaith volunteers from around the District come to lay 3,000 plastic candles on the steps of the National City Christian Church on 14th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW. (Photo: Kimberly Cataudella from American University)

Student journalist Jayiah Guey from Howard University surveys the scene at Capitol One Arena, which is being used as a polling place this Election Day. (Photo: Kimberly Cataudella from American University)

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Poll workers readied Sudley United Methodist Church in Prince William County, before polls opened at 6 a.m. (小萝莉影视/Neal Augenstein)

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Voters lined up before the polls opened at 6 a.m. in Virginia. (小萝莉影视/Neal Augenstein)

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Voters begin lining up outside Eastern Market in Southeast D.C. on Election Day. (小萝莉影视/ Melissa Howell)

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 03: Residents of Baltimore City line up to cast their votes in the U.S. Presidential and local congressional elections at Carver Vocational Technical School on November 03, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – Voters cast their ballots at the old Stone School, used as a polling station, on election day in Hillsboro, Virginia on November 3, 2020. – Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early Tuesday, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore “our democracy.” (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Voters cast their ballots at the old Stone School, used as a polling station, on election day in Hillsboro, Virginia on November 3, 2020. – Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early Tuesday, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore “our democracy.” (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Election signs are seen near a piece of artillery at the VFW post 9760, used as a polling station, on election day in Berryville, Virginia on November 3, 2020. – Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early Tuesday, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore “our democracy.” (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A voter wears a face mask and a face shield outside a polling station on Election Day during the 2020 general elections. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS (Photo by Yegor AleyevTASS via Getty Images)

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A voter checks with the registration table as she prepares to cast his ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school 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)

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Voters cast their ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school 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)