MILLIONS of Americans have cast their votes in the fierce race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
The Sun’s interactive graphic shows which candidate will be the first to reach the all-important 270 electoral college votes and be crowned the 47th president.
The electoral college is made up of 538 votes but the winning candidate must reach the 270 halfway mark to claim victory.
These votes are distributed across the 50 states based on population size.
Therefore, California has the largest state population and has 54 electoral college votes.
Alaska, which has a fraction of California’s residents, has just one electoral college vote.
The party that receives the most votes in a state will in turn get all of the votes assigned for that place.
Therefore, the election is won on which party can reach the magic 270 number and not on the popular vote.
This election is thought to be one of the tightest in US history.
The Sun readers can keep on top of this tight race as the graph will update with the hotly anticipated results throughout the night.
The first set of polls will close at 6pm ET for those on the East Coast with the crucial swing state of Georgia hoping to be announced as one of the first.
Polling booths in North Carolina will end just 30 minutes later.
The last state to conclude its voting is Alaska who finish up at 1am ET on Wednesday.
Despite these closing times voters might have to wait days to find out whether Trump or Harris have won.
Over 80 million Americans have cast their ballots before November 5.
Despite this, some states, like Pennsylvania, were not able to start counting postal votes until today.
This means some places, including those crucial swing states, could take longer than expected to count.
Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are currently all too close to call.
They have a combined 93 electoral college votes together meaning whoever takes the majority is likely to push either Trump or Harris across the finish line.
Race to the presidency
THERE are many ways in which Trump and Harris can reach the 270 electoral college vote, but some are more likely than others.
At least 226 electoral votes from 19 states, including the District of Columbia, are expected to go to Harris, with California holding 54, Illinois at 19, and New York with 28.
Harris must then take home at least 44 of the 93 electoral college votes from the swing states to reach 270 overall.
One route for the vice president would be a win in Pennsylvania with 19 votes, as well as Georgia and North Carolina both holding 16.
Meanwhile, Republicans will receive at least 219 electoral votes from 24 states, including Texas contributing 40, Florida‘s 30, and Ohio with 17.
Trump will need at least 51 of the 93 battleground votes in order to earn 270 electoral votes.
The easiest route to the White House will be for Trump to win North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
The former president would need to win four swing states to reach the presidency, while Harris would need three of the seven to defeat Trump.
Either candidate would win the presidency if they won five or more battleground states.
