The election of the 45th President of the United States was held on November 8, 2016. The date when the fate of the whole world was decided. The current leader of the country, Barack Obama, could no longer participate in the elections, as he twice served as president.
Topical US presidential candidate rating 2016, analysts' forecasts and who is the likely leader, read on. The list is constantly updated.
The final results of the voting are published on this page. You will find out who won the election and became the next president of America.
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Meet 45 US President Donald Trump
Summed up official results of the US presidential election... By an unexpectedly wide margin, Republican candidate Donald Trump won.
A record number of voters - 43 million - took part in early voting.
The results from the first voting settlement became known. Of the six who voted, four voted for Hillary Clinton.
In the first state of New Hampshire to vote, Trump overall won the vote.
The first polling stations in Vermont opened an hour ago.
At the moment, sites are opening in the eastern states: New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia ...
And here are the first stages ...
Social users Twitter is reporting growing voter queues.
Apparently Hillary and her headquarters are in good spirits.
In New York, the largest city in the United States with a population of 8.5 million inhabitants - 8 am.
Polling stations have opened in most states: Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South and North Carolina. The president is elected in Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia and Vermont. Voting takes place in New York, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky, Florida, Delaware, Georgia and Massachusetts.
Hillary Clinton voted in the city of Chappaqua with heightened security measures, but under the gun of video and photo cameras.
Voting is in 34 out of 50 states. We will start receiving the first results of the US presidential elections at 02:00 Moscow timewhen America's first polling stations close and the vote count begins.
Interim results are already being summed up in some states. For example, in Florida, the largest of the "wavering" states, the Democratic candidate Clinton leads by 1.4%.
At the same time, the Republican headquarters reports that their candidate leads by 2%.
US Vice President Joe Biden voted in Wilmington, Delaware.
Trump is expected to appear at the polling station, which has already been visited by naked Femen activists.
Security measures have been tightened near Trump Tower, the road is blocked by sand trucks, and the building is cordoned off by dozens of armed police officers.
Trump's headquarters announced his lead in the Pennsylvania vote.
It became known that Donald Trump voted in New York.
Polling stations have opened in Idaho, California, Nevada and Alaska.In an hour, voting will begin in Hawaii.
Unofficial Slate prediction:
- Hillary Clinton leads Florida, Ohio and Nevada. In Colorado, she is ahead of Trump with a result of 46.3% versus 43.6%.
At a polling station in Brooklyn, they cannot find part of the voter list from the letter N to the letter Z.
Due to a technical problem at 37 polling stations in Utah, voting terminals have been disabled. The authorities do not name the reasons for the incident. More than 49 thousand voters are forced to vote using ballot boxes.
And here are the latest figures from Slate:
Florida: For Clinton - 2.7 million, for Trump - 2.46 million
Ohio: For Clinton - 632 thousand, for Trump - 580 thousand
Nevada: For Clinton - 276 thousand, for Trump - 269 thousand
Iowa: For Clinton - 273.5 thousand, for Trump - 245 thousand
Wisconsin: Clinton - 295 thousand, for Trump - 225 thousand
Ohio: For Clinton - 632 thousand, for Trump - 580 thousand
Pennsylvania: Clinton - 85 thousand, for Trump - 99 thousand
Counting of votes continues ...
Clinton wins a landslide victory in Guam (the US territory in the Pacific Ocean) - 72% versus Trump's 24%.
In parallel to the presidential election, nine states are voting to legalize marijuana.
In New York, his supporters are beginning to gather at Trump's Tower.
Bernie Sanders voted for Hillary Clinton.
In the meantime, there are just over 1.5 hours left before the official results are announced.
First exit poll results:
What does the US electorate want from the new president - changes (38%), proper experience (22%), good judgment (22%), concern for the people (15%).
However, 61% of the respondents are sure that the country has taken the wrong path, which is more than in 2012. And 69% of the study participants said they were dissatisfied with the work of the government.
This election is likely to set a record in turnout in history.
Trump leads the Kentucky state, a key state for the Republican candidate.
Donald Trump wins Indiana with 11 electoral votes.
According to the results of processing 1 percent of ballots, Trump receives 72.7 percent of the vote in Kentucky, Clinton - 24.6 percent.
Clinton is 38% ahead of Trump in Hispanic votes. Apparently, this is the price a billionaire businessman pays for speaking out about migrants.
Shooting in California. One person was killed, three were injured and hospitalized. The police were involved in the shootout. Ambulances arrived at the scene. Police officers were not hurt. The polling station is closed.
Trump wins in Texas, Clinton in New York.
Now Trump has 136 electoral votes, Clinton has 106 votes.
Voters vote for the electors, not the president of the country. The total number of electors is 538. To win, presidential candidates need to get at least 270 votes.
Victory in any of the states gives the candidate a certain number of electors. The larger the state, the more there are.
On the facade of the legendary Empire State Building in New York, the course and results of the elections are broadcast. The portrait of the 45th President of the United States is expected to be displayed on the facade when he is officially announced.
Trump wins in the states: Florida (29 electors), North Carolina, Idaho (4 electors), Ohio.
Hillary overtakes Trump with California and Hawaii wins for 1 vote of an elector. Account 188 - 187.
The last to start counting the ballots is Alaska.
The preliminary results of the 2016 US presidential election were received from all voting states. We will find out who won a little later, but for now we continue to follow the tense struggle. The gap between candidates is minimal and each vote can be decisive.
The data on the counting of the electoral votes received vary greatly, here are some figures from the most reputable agencies, and we ourselves are waiting for the official results:
CNN: Trump 238 - 209 Clinton
AP: Trump 216 - 209 Clinton
New York Times: Trump 222 - 209 Clinton
The Republican is widening his lead. In all likelihood, an unexpected ending awaits us.
Many analytical agencies and publications, including The New York Times, Wikileaks, changed their forecast for the elections.
They predict Trump's victory with> 95% probability.
Processed 81% of the vote while Donald Trump wins the US presidential election. The official results will be announced in the second half of the day in Moscow.
While there is no data from polling stations in Alaska, they just closed.
In Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Trump continues to lead. A victory in one of these states is enough; a victory in two of them negates all Clinton's chances for the presidency.
First reports from Alaska arrive. After counting 20% of the ballots, the level of support for Trump is 53.4%, and Clinton is 38.3%.
Pennsylvania finally submitted to Trump. Now Hillary Clinton can only be saved by a miracle.
Michael McFaul, American political scientist: "It's OVER ..." (This is the end ...)
This is victory!!!
America has made its choice in favor of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Charlie Hebdo released a cartoon with Barack Obama fleeing from the "white" policemen.
Hillary Clinton has already called Donald Trump and congratulated the billionaire on winning the US presidential election.
Online video broadcast of elections - Russia 24
The two main candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties were selected in the national convention primaries in March 2016. Will Americans stick to "modern dynastic rule" by writing Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton on the ballot? Will outrageous tycoon Donald Trump manage to take part in the final race? This will be shown by the exit poll and the election results, which took place on November 8, 2016.
Eliminated from the pre-election race
Consolidated rating of US presidential candidates
This is what the ranking looks like today according to RealClearPolitics, an aggregator of polls and political news. The list includes the politicians who received the largest number of respondents' votes.
4. Jill Stein
Vice Presidential Candidate: Ajamu Baraka.
American physician from Massachusetts, Green Party candidate. She participated in the 2012 presidential elections, gaining 0.4% of the vote. At the party convention in August 2016, nominated for the upcoming elections. Jill's election program has not yet been approved, but it is already supported by 2.3% of voters.
3. Gary Johnson
Vice Presidential Candidate: William Weld.
The first official candidate for the presidency of the United States from the libertarian party. Former Governor of New Mexico. During the party congress, he secured the support of 55.8% of colleagues, according to the poll, 4.9% of American voters are ready to vote for him. The party's ideology is in a free market economy, protection of freedom of human and civil rights, non-interference in the affairs of other states.
2. Donald Trump
Vice Presidential Candidate: Mike Pence.
FEC Takes 92 Pages to Describe Trump's Assets - richest presidential candidate... The 69-year-old billionaire became famous for his harsh remarks about Mexican migrants, calling the United States "a dump for Mexico." In an interview with NBC, he said that he approved of the fact that Vladimir Putin "to smithereens, bombing ISIS." 42.4% of respondents are ready to vote for him.
1. Hillary Clinton
Vice Presidential Candidate: Tim Kane
Obama's companion, former secretary of state and wife of the "saxophonist president" is popular with those who still have warm feelings for Bill Clinton. Hispanics overwhelmingly supported her during the 2008 primaries.
Many working-class women will go to the polls to vote for a mother and grandmother who advocate equal pay for men and women for equal work.But for now, Mrs. Clinton, with 45.6% of the vote (as of November 2016), will have to compete with another official US presidential candidate, Donald Trump, whose rating is only four points lower.
0. Joseph Biden
If the vote took place now, the American vice president would most likely become the new president, since his rating is supported by 55% of supporters of the Democratic Party. However, Biden did not run for the 2016 US presidential election. Otherwise, he would have become the main competitor of Mrs. Clinton.