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US presidential election results

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, November 8, in one of the most divisive US presidential elections in history. By the end of election day more than 130m Americans are expected to have cast ballots across 50 states.

What should you be watching out for? Check out the FT’s guide to election night, or try our vote calculator.

Clinton
48
Trump
60
270 electoral college votes
FT estimate

Electoral college votes by state

Each candidate needs 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency

Key states
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Americans will be voting for 34 of the US Senate’s 100 seats and for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. The battle for the Senate, currently under Republican control, is too close to call. But polls suggest the presidency is most likely to go to Hillary Clinton while Republicans keep hold of the House.

What the US media are saying

Democratic 48
Republican 60
270 to win
Democratic 68
Republican 66
270 to win
Democratic 68
Republican 76
270 to win
Democratic 75
Republican 72
270 to win
Democratic 48
Republican 60
270 to win
Democratic 44
Republican 60
270 to win

House of Representatives

Democratic 41
Republican 72
218 districts

Senate

Democratic 37
Republican 37
50 seats
Independents hold 2 seats

Did the candidates win as expected?

Donald Trump is expected to win more states than his opponent, but Hillary Clinton carries more electoral college votes, according to the latest polls.

Presidential winner and electoral college votes by state. Expected winners based on latest polls

  • Clinton
  • Trump

Key states

  • FL
    Fla 29
  • PA
    Penn 20
  • OH
    Ohio 18
  • GA
    Geor 16
  • MI
    Mich 16
  • NC
    NC 15
  • VA
    Va 13
  • AZ
    Ariz 11
  • CO
    Colo 9
  • NV
    Nev 6
  • IA
    Iowa 6
  • UT
    Utah 6
  • NH
    NH 4

Expected Clinton

Leaning
  • MN
    Minn 10
  • WI
    Wis 10
  • OR
    Ore 7
  • NM
    NM 5
  • RI
    RI 4
  • ME
    Maine 2
  • ME1
    Maine1 1
Solid
  • CA
    Calif 55
  • NY
    NY 29
  • IL
    Illinois 20
  • NJ
    NJ 14
  • MA
    Mass 11
  • MD
    Md 10
  • CT
    Conn 7
  • HI
    Hawaii 4
  • DE
    Del 3
  • DC
    DC 3
  • VT
    Vt 3

Expected Trump

Leaning
  • SC
    SC 9
  • AK
    Alaska 3
  • MT
    Mont 3
  • ME2
    Maine2 1
  • NE1
    Nebr1 1
  • NE2
    Nebr2 1
Solid
  • TX
    Tex 38
  • TN
    Tenn 11
  • IN
    Ind 11
  • MO
    Mo 10
  • AL
    Ala 9
  • KY
    Ky 8
  • LA
    La 8
  • OK
    Okla 7
  • MS
    Miss 6
  • AR
    Ark 6
  • KS
    Kans 6
  • WV
    WV 5
  • ID
    Idaho 4
  • SD
    SD 3
  • WY
    Wyo 3
  • ND
    ND 3
  • NE
    Nebr 2
  • NE3
    Nebr3 1