On November 5th local time, the US presidential election vote counting is ongoing. According to preliminary estimates released by multiple US media outlets, Trump has currently secured 210 electoral votes, while Harris has 112.

As of the time of publication, the Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump has won in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Wyoming, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Missouri, Utah, Montana, Kansas, Iowa.

Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Harris won in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, New York, and Colorado.

The US presidential election follows the Electoral College system, where 50 states allocate electoral votes based on population proportion, with at least 270 out of 538 electoral votes needed to win. (CCTV News)