We are less than an hour away from the polls closing in the first of the seven battleground or swing states.
The outcome of the 2024 US Election is expected to come down to the results from the seven swing states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The first of the swing states to close polls comes at 00:00 GMT in Georgia, where the winner will get 16 out of 538 under the electoral college system.
As a reminder, each state is allocated a number of electoral college votes (ECVs) depending on its population. Across the US there are 538 ECVs in total, meaning Donald Trump or Kamala Harris must secure 270 to win the presidency.
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North Carolina is the second of the swing states where polls will close (00:30 GMT), before arguably the biggest in Pennsylvania (01:00), which holds 19 ECVs.
While more than 75% of votes in Georgia are expected to be counted within the first two hours, it is possible that the winner in Pennsylvania will take 24 hours to emerge.
With such a close result expected, a recount would be required if there’s a half-percentage-point difference between the votes cast for the winner and loser.
Trump's Republican party are currently rated 56% likely to win Pennsylvania.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada polls close at 02:00.
Who is the favourite in each of the swing states?
Use the tracker below to find the probability of Trump's Republican party winning in each of the states, including the seven swing states Arizona (AZ), Georgia (GA), Michigan (MI), Nevada (NV), North Carolina (NC), Pennsylvania (PA) and Wisconsin (WI).
At the time of writing, the Republicans hold a lead in five of the seven. However, the picture isn't quite as healthy as it was earlier this afternoon.
They are an unchanged 76% and 56% likely to win Arizona and Pennsylvania respectively, as well as 2% likelier in Wisconsin and 1% likelier in both Georgia and Michigan.
However, they are now just 51% likely to win Nevada - down from 56% at 14:30 GMT - and 66% likely to win North Carolina, having previously been 70%.
