US Election: The polls are exceptionally close across the country and in all the swing states – Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin in the industrial midwest; Nevada and Arizona in the west; and Georgia and North Carolina in the south.

Washington DC: Americans are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the highly contested 2024 presidential election, where Democratic

Because American political opinion is so diverse - and so polarized - there is no one type of swing voter who will determine the outcome.

Once polls close on Tuesday, a winner may not be projected for several hours, days or even weeks.

If voters want to check if their mail-in ballot has been counted, there are online databases and hotlines to facilitate.

Tomorrow, US voters go to the polls in what’s been a bitter election campaign between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Only seven of the 50 states are truly competitive this year, with the rest all comfortably Democratic or Republican.