Democratic challenger Joe Biden holds a lead in four of the states that together award 43 Electoral College votes, which could just get him the 270 votes he needs to win, while Trump leads in three that hold 51 Electoral College votes, which would push his total to 265.
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ARIZONA
Electoral votes: 11
Rating: Leaned Democratic ahead of the vote
Vote counting: This one appears to be in the Biden column but only two of six major news organisations have called Arizona for Biden and Edison Research has not yet done so. All absentee ballots had to arrive by the close of polls on election day. Ballots could be scanned and tabulated starting 14 days before Tuesday.
GEORGIA
Electoral votes: 16
Rating: Leaned Republican ahead of the vote
Vote counting: Trump has a lead but Biden could make up ground with uncounted votes around Atlanta. Absentee ballots had to be received by the close of polls on election day. Ballots could be opened and scanned on receipt but could not be tallied until after the polls closed on Tuesday. Officials in Fulton County, home to Atlanta and a tenth of all Georgians, warned on Tuesday its count would not be finalised until Wednesday.
PENNSYLVANIA
Electoral votes: 20
Rating: Leaned Democratic ahead of the vote
Vote counting: No one has yet called this contest. Trump appears to have a substantial lead but many mail-in ballots are yet to be counted from strongly Democratic areas. Absentee ballot counting began at 7 am on election day. Last week, the US Supreme Court let stand a ruling by Pennsylvania's top court that officials could accept mail-in ballots three days after Tuesday's election, so long as they were postmarked by election day.
WISCONSIN
Electoral votes: 10
Rating: Leaned Democratic ahead of the vote
Vote counting: Two of six major news organisations have called it for Biden and a third has Biden as apparent winner, pending a potential recount. Edison Research has not yet called the race. Biden held a thin lead within the margin that would allow Trump a recount. State officials could not count mail-in ballots arriving after election day. Ballots could not be counted until polls opened on Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Electoral votes: 16
Rating: Leaned Democratic ahead of the vote
Vote counting: No one has called a winner but Biden holds a small lead. Absentee ballots had to arrive by close of polls on election day. Some densely populated jurisdictions, such as Detroit, began sorting absentee ballots on Monday but the vast majority did not. Clerks could begin counting absentee ballots at 7 am on Tuesday. Expect a clearer picture late Wednesday.
NORTH CAROLINA
Electoral votes: 15
Rating: Leaned Republican ahead of the vote
Vote counting: Trump holds the lead. Absentee ballots could be scanned weeks in advance but results could not be tallied before election day. In a defeat for Trump, the US Supreme Court declined last week to block the state's plan to tally ballots that are postmarked by Tuesday and arrive by November 12.
NEVADA
Electoral votes: 6
Rating: Leaned Democratic ahead of the vote
Vote counting: Biden is just ahead but final results could be delayed until later in the week. Absentee ballots could be processed upon receipt starting 14 days before the election but results not released until election night. Mail-in ballots postmarked Tuesday will be counted so long as they arrive within seven days.
Australian Associated Press
