Chris Jeavans
Senior data journalist

Let's bring you a detailed breakdown of how different groups cast their ballots in Georgia, according to the latest exit poll data.

We can see a clear division on racial lines, with seven in 10 white Georgian voters saying they voted for Donald Trump.

Black voters are breaking the other way, with more than eight in 10 voting for Kamala Harris.

Both sets of figures are currently roughly similar to the 2020 exit poll in Georgia.

Harris also has a slight lead among Hispanic voters but it looks like it may be down on the 2020 figure.

The gender split is not as stark as the racial divide, with just over half of female voters choosing Harris.

These are all still provisional numbers which will be updated as more data comes in and when actual votes are counted.

Take a look at how it breaks down below:

By Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

We’ve got another batch of exit poll data, shedding light on the divide between men and women in this election.

Not surprisingly, a majority of women are backing Kamala Harris, while men are giving their support to Donald Trump.

What is a bit surprising, at least according to these findings, is that the 54% of women voting for Harris doesn’t match the 57% that backed Joe Biden in 2020.

All that talk of a historic political divide between the two genders may have been premature.

Exit poll results often shift as the hours tick by and should be seen as general guide and not a detailed map, but if Democrats have lost ground with women voters compared to four years ago, it would be extremely concerning for the Harris camp.

By Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

As many predicted, this is shaping up to be a long election night – one that might even stretch on for days.

Polls are closed across many of the East Coast battleground states, and votes are being tabulated at a rapid clip. An early picture of this historic presidential race is beginning to come into view.

While the final outcome is still in doubt, it appears increasingly likely that America is in for another nail-biter of an election.

Hopes – on both sides – that there could have been some kind of decisive last-minute movement of voter preferences one way or the other appear to be unfounded.

The situation in swing states

In Georgia and North Carolina – states that Donald Trump all but has to win – the former president is doing even better in the traditional rural areas than he did in 2020. Kamala Harris is matching Joe Biden’s totals in the urban and suburban counties, but so far she has not made a marked improvement.

While these vote margins could shift, narrow Trump victories in Georgia and North Carolina would mean all eyes once again turn to the Democratic “Blue Wall” states along the Great Lakes. The scenario where Harris delivers a knock-out punch on Election Night would fail to materialise.

At that point, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania become her best – perhaps only – path to the White House. And in Pennsylvania, the final results might not be known for days.

A huge turnout

One thing is clear at this point, however. Turnout in this election is once again approaching the highest level in modern American history. It may even eclipse the 65.9% mark set in 2020.

Both Trump and Harris have repeatedly said that the stakes in this election are high. The American public seems to have heeded that call.

Joao Da Silva
Business reporter

Benchmark stock indexes in Japan and Australia made gains on Wednesday morning, while the US dollar was higher against other major currencies as investors closely monitor for US election results.

The result of the election is expected to have a major impact on the global economy, especially in Asia.

It is uncertain whether the result of the election will be known during Asian trading hours, as counts in swing states could take days to be completed.

Read more about the US election's impacts on markets here.

Though New York’s major population centre is located on the state’s eastern side in New York City - home to 8 million people - its capital is actually all the way across the state in Albany, 145 miles away.

It reliably votes Democrat in presidential elections.

Rhode Island, known as the Ocean State, is famous for its hundreds of miles of coastline and seafood. It was the last of the 13 original colonies to ratify the Constitution and is reliably Democratic.

Voters in 10 states have also been taking part in ballot measures on abortion in addition to voting for the president and congressional representation.

Access to the procedure has been severely limited in some places since federal protections were scrapped by the Supreme Court in 2022. Some states have been holding local votes on whether to adopt legal protections at a local level.

The result in Florida

We're monitoring these results for you and are just getting the first through now from Florida, where a pro-abortion rights measure has failed to win enough support to pass.

While a majority of voters look to have backed making abortion a constitutional right in the state, it looks set to fail to hit the 60% mark that local rules mandate it needed to in order to come into force.

What's the law there?

Abortion is currently illegal after six weeks of pregnancy. If an individual wants to have an abortion before the six week mark Florida requires two in-person visits to a clinic, 24 hours apart.

There are some exceptions to these regulations, which you can read more about here.

The situation elsewhere

Some votes are yet to be counted but the amendment is on course not to hit that threshold, according to CBS projections.

That's significant because it's the first time we've seen a state-wide initiative designed to protect abortion access to fail to pass since 2022.

Louisiana’s culture is heavily influenced by the French settlers who were the first Europeans in control of the territory. Many residents still sport French surnames or even speak a regional variety of French.

The state is divided into parishes rather than counties, following the French municipal system. Its most famous city, New Orleans, is known for its jazz scene and creole food such as jambalaya and beignet donuts.

Trump was widely expected to win in this southern state.

A ballot measure to protect abortion rights in Florida is projected to fail. It's the first decision on abortion rights of the night.

Chris Jeavans
Senior data journalist

There’s been a lot of discussion about the gender split at this election.

The latest exit poll numbers do suggest women are backing Harris by about 54%, compared with 44% for Trump.

But President Joe Biden had a larger gender split in 2020, with 57% of women voting for him.

Exit poll data is being added throughout the night so these are not final numbers. They also don’t reveal what is happening in the swing states.

Looking at race, Trump is leading among white voters - the biggest single group - and Harris is leading with black voters.

She is also ahead with Hispanic voters but it looks like support for Trump has increased more than 10 points among this group compared with 2020.

Madeline Halpert
Reporting from Michigan

As I've said, I'm spending election night here in Michigan - a diverse, must-win Midwestern state for any presidential candidate as it holds the key to 15 electoral college votes.

The state’s largest city is Detroit, a predominately black city that is home to the state’s important automotive industry.

Aside from larger towns - including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and the capital, Lansing - much of Michigan is made up of rural areas, including the picturesque northern region along the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes touching the state.

For several decades, Michigan was a part of the so-called "blue wall" states, reliably voting for Democrats in presidential elections. But Trump bucked that trend when he won in 2016, before Biden won the state back in 2020.

Now the state is solidly purple - the race between Harris and Trump has remained neck and neck since the vice-president ascended to the top of the ticket.

Madeline Halpert
Reporting from Michigan

Polls have closed here in the key swing state of Michigan, where only 8% of the votes have been counted. Kamala Harris leads 55% to Donald Trump's 42%.

The vote count is still mostly incomplete, and a big portion of those that have already been counted are coming from Wayne County - home to Detroit - and Washtenaw County, two largely Democratic areas.

Vote counting in Michigan has so far gone quite quickly, with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson predicting we’ll know who won the state by midday tomorrow. Biden won the state by more than 150,000 votes in 2020, while in 2016 it went to Trump by only 10,000 votes.

Christal Hayes
Reporting from Arizona

I’m here at an Arizona watch party with Democrats where liberals are hoping to keep grasp of the state.

Joe Biden won here in 2020 by a slim margin of about 10,000 votes - becoming only the second Democrat to win the state in 70 years.

The party doesn't start here until 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT) but some people donning Harris-Walz gear have started filtering inside the ballroom at the Phoenix Hilton hotel.

Voting just ended across the state but it has been extended in Apache County after the Navajo Nation complained to the court about glitches.

The glitches reportedly included issues like printers not working and provisional ballot shortages.

The Navajo Nation filed a complaint in Arizona Superior Court to extend voting by two hours. There are reportedly about 43,000 Navajo voters in the county.

Delaware was the first state admitted to the Union in 1787. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden have lived there for decades, and the once-senator was known for taking the Amtrak train home to Delaware from Washington to see his young sons on the weekends.

The state was expected to be won by Kamala Harris.

Nadine Yousif
Reporting from Washington, DC

It's just past 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT), and polls are now officially closed in 15 more states including battlegrounds Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin.

More than a dozen states have already been projected. But as we've mentioned earlier, it's still a bit too soon to read into how these results will shape the overall outcome of the election.

In addition to the presidential election, there are interesting Senate races and abortion ballot measures to watch.

In Nebraska, Republican Senator Deb Fischer is running for re-election. But polls have shown she has faced a strong challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn, a union mechanic who has served in the US Navy and the National Guard.

Arizona has some notable races to watch too. There, Trump-favourite Republican Kari Lake is running for a Senate seat against Representative Ruben Gallego, a progressive. The seat was held by Kyrsten Sinema, an independent who decided not to run for re-election.

On abortion, voters in Arizona will decide whether to amend the state constitution to expand the right to the procedure from the existing 15 weeks to foetal viability, which is around 24 weeks.

Nebraska will also vote on two competing abortion ballot measures - one would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution until foetal viability, while the other would enshrine the current 12-week abortion ban.

Texas, the Lone Star state, is home to cowboys and the country’s fourth-largest city, Houston. It was also the first home to theme park Six Flags, which got its name because the state has existed under six different national governments - the US, Mexico, France, Spain, the Confederacy and the Texas Republic - after Europeans reached the Americas.

Trump was expected to win this massive state, which carries a whopping 40 electoral college votes.

Sparsely populated Wyoming is one of five states with only three votes in the Electoral College, and is the state with the fewest people living there. The number of grey wolves living there, however, has been growing steadily as the population in Yellowstone National Park recovers.

Republican Kristi Noem, who sparked controversy earlier this year by admitting to shooting and killing a pet dog, is the governor of South Dakota. The scandal put an end to speculation she might be chosen as Donald Trump's vice-presidential running mate.

The former president was expected to win here.

The most populous city in North Dakota - where Donald Trump was expected to win - with approximately 130,000 people, is Fargo - the namesake of the 1990s film by the Coen brothers.