With a day to go before an estimated 130 million Americans flock to polling stations to vote for a new president, Times Online today presents the ultimate facility to help readers keep up to date with developments on polling day.

Our live electoral map (above) will give readers instant news and immediate context from tomorrow's drama, with updates every three minutes to reflect the candidates' fortunes as votes are counted.

Using a colour code, it will show if - based on latest information - a state is safely in the hands of either the Republicans or Democrats, if it is leaning towards either party but has not been conclusively secured, or if it is too close to call.

Above our map, we'll put the latest developments into context by displaying how the projected results will affect the total, and if either candidate has finished above the magic 270 electoral votes needed to win.

Throughout the night we'll be bringing you breaking news and in-depth analysis from our teams in Washington, New York, Miami, Pheonix and San Francisco - so don't forget to log in and find out all the latest on the world's most important general election.

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