New Yorkers are heading to the polls to vote in the November general election.

Early voting began at 8 a.m. Saturday. Polls are open every day between Saturday and Nov. 3 for anyone who wants to vote early.

Polls will also be open on Election Day, Nov. 5, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

An important note: Your polling place for early voting may be different from your polling place on Election Day.

Voters will cast their ballots in races for president, U.S. House of Representatives, state Assembly and state Senate, as well as for one of New York's two U.S. Senate seats.

"The more we bring people into the early voting or vote by mail the less lines we're going to have lines on Election Day. And we're going to have lines on Election Day when you have millions of millions of people who want to cast their vote for president of the United States," Vincent Ignizio, deputy executive directity of the city Board of Elections, said.

Election officials are expecting a big turnout. 

"In order to avoid any lines, and New Yorkers hate to wait on lines, come in and vote early. These facilities are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the weekends, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week," Ignizio said.

For the first time, voters on the Upper West Side will be able to cast their ballots at the American Museum of Natural History. 

But there are 155 early voting poll sites spread across the five boroughs. 

Some New Yorkers will take them up on it.

"I am voting early. I know where my polling site is. I am a CUNY professor and I spoke to my students yesterday about voting early and I told them how important it is," Anya Spector, a voter, said.

In New York, Democrats outnumber Republicans by a significant margin. State Board of Elections data shows there are more than 3.4 million registered Democrats in the city, compared to less than 530,000 claimed by the GOP.

Election officials say they are also prepared for what will likely be a big turnout on Election Day.

"We have 900 plus of our employees, 43 thousand poll workers throughout the city in 1200 sites. Its a massive and massive amount of organization that goes on that people work all year for./Elections in the city of new york are free, they're fair, your vote is counted," Ignizio said. 

Candidates are not the only thing on the ballot. New Yorkers will also have to vote “yes” or “no” on six ballot measures. To find out more about each measure, click here.

To learn more about how to vote early or how to vote by mail, click here.

For more information on this year’s election, check out NY1’s voter guide before you head out to the polls.