What time is the US election result? When we will know whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is the new President

Every four years, politics geeks gather round the TV and set themselves up for en epic all-nighter, eager to learn the outcome of the US Presidential election .

It’s a bit like the World Cup Final, but more fun.

But we understand not everyone can stay up all night on a Tuesday, much as they might want to.

So if you want to keep up with the election night news - but have things to do on Wednesday morning - we’re here to help.

Here’s our hour-by-hour guide to the most important events on US election night 2016 - including what time polls close in every state, what time we’re expecting the results to start coming in - and what sort of time you can expect the final result and the victory speeches.

What time do the polls close?

Here’s a map of the US with closing times for every state. Times are listed in Eastern Time - which is five hours behind UK time.

Polls close in the earliest states at midnight UK time.

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