The U.S. presidential election officially started on the 5th local time, and polling places across the country have gradually closed. The election results are expected to be announced as early as late night on election day or the following morning (Taiwan time late tonight or early tomorrow).
According to current AP live vote count data, Trump has 230 electoral votes, temporarily leading Harris's 205.
AP live vote count data
Trump currently has 230 electoral votes: winning 11 votes from Indiana, 8 from Kentucky, 4 from West Virginia, 7 from Oklahoma, 11 from Tennessee, 9 from Alabama, 6 from Mississippi, 30 from Florida, 9 from South Carolina, and 6 from Arkansas. He also secured 3 votes from North Dakota, 3 from South Dakota, 3 from Wyoming, 8 from Louisiana, 3 from Nebraska, 17 from Ohio, 40 from Texas, 10 from Missouri, 6 from Utah, 4 from Montana, 6 from Kansas, 6 from Iowa, 4 from Idaho, and 16 from North Carolina.
Harris has 205 votes: specifically, 3 from Vermont, 10 from Maryland, 7 from Connecticut, 11 from Massachusetts, 4 from Rhode Island, 14 from New Jersey, 19 from Illinois, 3 from Delaware, 28 from New York, 10 from Colorado, 3 from Washington D.C., 1 from Maine, 54 from California, 12 from Washington, 8 from Oregon, 5 from New Mexico, and 13 from Virginia.
Notably, in the seven key swing states, data from The New York Times indicates that after Trump won the first swing state of North Carolina, he is currently leading in the counting of five other swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Nevada has not yet reported any counting.
AP data shows that in the critical state of Pennsylvania, Harris initially led Trump by more than 100,000 popular votes, but Trump has now successfully overtaken her. Currently, about 83% of votes have been counted in Pennsylvania, with Trump receiving 3,016,066 popular votes at a rate of 51.4%, while Harris has 2,797,343 popular votes at a rate of 47.7%.
Dogecoin surged by 30%
Possibly stimulated by the increased likelihood of Trump's election, the price of Dogecoin, which is heavily supported by Musk, surged over 20% to $0.21936 within two hours starting from 10 AM today. Before the deadline, it had risen by 31% in nearly 24 hours to $0.21289, marking the highest daily increase among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
Dogecoin price chart. Source: Binance
Trump has stated that if he wins, he will invite Tesla CEO Musk, known as the 'Dogecoin Father,' to lead the government spending audit, implement strong reforms, and establish the 'Department of Government Efficiency' (abbreviated as DOGE), to propose suggestions for reducing waste, fraud, and unnecessary spending. The abbreviation DOGE is the same as that of Dogecoin.
Musk expressed his vision of significantly reducing government spending during Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on the 27th, stating that if Trump wins the presidential election, he could streamline the federal budget by at least 2 trillion dollars.
While supporting Trump during the election, Musk did not forget his identity as the 'Dogecoin Father' and once again publicly promoted Dogecoin at the end of last month, tweeting a picture of himself supporting Trump while wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat and raising his fist, alongside a similar photo of a Shiba Inu. It is expected that if Trump wins, the market will continue to have strong bullish sentiment towards Dogecoin.
