Presidential projections: Live election coverage

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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd as he finishes his speech at Dorton Arena Nov. 7 in Raleigh N.C. photo courtesy of Tribune News Service

by Katie Gregory and Madi Winfield

Check back on this post throughout the night for live election results courtesy of the Dart.

9:30 p.m.

Donald Trump stormed to a stronger-than-expected start on Tuesday evening as he and Hillary Clinton were locked in a see-saw battle in Florida and North Carolina, with the most crucial battleground states across the country all too close to call.

America remained on edge as the first results rolled in Tuesday, as there was no clear winner in [New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.]

Trump and Clinton only scored early victories in predictable places — Trump in conservative corners, Clinton in liberal bastions.

Politico

9:00 p.m.

Most recent closed polls and predictions:

  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Kansas: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win Kansas, based on exit poll analysis.
  • Louisiana: ABC News projects that DONALD TRUMP will win Louisiana, based on exit poll and vote analysis.
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win Nebraska, based on exit poll
  • analysis.
  • New Mexico
  • New York: ABC News projects that CLINTON will win New York, based on exit poll analysis.
  • North Dakota: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win North Dakota, based on exit poll analysis.
  • South Dakota: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win South Dakota, based on exit poll analysis.
  • Texas: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win Texas, based on exit poll analysis.
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming: ABC News projects that TRUMP will win Wyoming, based on exit poll analysis.

8:45 p.m.

Here is more from exit polling in Pennsylvania, which is currently a tossup between Clinton and Trump:

The gender gap is alive and well among voters in Pennsylvania, according to exit polling: Males are supporting Trump (54 percent) while females are supporting Clinton (58 percent).

Among white voters in Pennsylvania, over half are voting for Trump. Clinton has the majority support among black voters in the state (93 percent).  She also has more support among the white voters with a college degree (55 percent), while white voters without a college degree are more split in Pennsylvania (Clinton 46 percent, Trump 50 percent).

Young voters (18- to 29-year-olds) support Clinton 55 percent, but that support is not as high as the 63 percent who supported Obama in 2012.

Among voters who say that they decided who to vote for in the last week, over half voted for Trump.

Trump is getting 90 percent of Republican men’s votes. He has a slight dropoff with Republican women, getting 85 percent of their votes. Among Democratic identifiers, 91 percent of women are voting for Clinton compared to 85 percent of men. This again points to the gender gap in Pennsylvania.

Among the voters who say they strongly favor their candidate, their support is split between Clinton and Trump. Among those who say they dislike the other candidate, 46 percent support Trump as compared with 39 percent voting for Clinton.

CBS News

8:15 p.m.

The vote margins separating Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton remain razor thin in a series of battleground states that will determine the outcome of the presidential contest, with voters clearly demonstrating the polarized nature of the American electorate. A race that has been dominated by ugly, personal attacks appears to have taken a toll on voters, and the country’s mood appears darker and more pessimistic than it was four years ago, with about 60 percent of voters saying the country is seriously on the wrong track. Voters said they were eager for change in Washington, though they expressed dismay that issues had been overlooked in the brutal, long and nasty campaign.

New York Times

8 p.m.

Voting has ended in more than two dozen states. Among the critical states that remain too close to call: Virginia, where Hillary Clinton is hoping to outperform President Obama in the state’s northern suburbs outside Washington, D.C.; North Carolina, where Clinton and Donald Trump campaigned fiercely; and Ohio, a state Trump has been banking on winning.

Washington Post

7 p.m.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and the District of Columbia while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has won Oklahoma. This leaves Clinton with a total of 44 electoral votes and Trump with a total of 40.

KCTV5 News

6 p.m.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won Vermont while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has won Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia are still too early to call. This leaves Clinton with a total of 3 electoral votes and Trump with a total of 33.

NBC News