Hillary Clinton cast her ballot early Tuesday as the extraordinary US presidential race draws to a close, with the divided nation choosing whether to elect its first woman president or populist Donald Trump.

Chanting "Madam President," about 150 supporters turned out to cheer on the Democratic nominee who voted with husband Bill Clinton at an elementary school near their home in Chappaqua, New York.


"I'm so happy, I'm just incredibly happy," said a smiling Clinton as she emerged from the polling station, shaking hands, mingling and chatting with people in the crowd, many of whom recorded the moment on their smartphones.


Clinton told reporters after casting her ballot that it was "the most humbling feeling" to vote for herself as she seeks the nation's highest office.

"I know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this election, what it means for our country," she added.

"And I will do the very best I can if I'm fortunate enough to win today."

The Republican Trump was expected to vote later Tuesday in his precinct in Manhattan.

After that it is largely a nervous waiting game for the rivals, who have spent several bitter months at each other's throats.

Clinton has enjoyed a bounce in her poll standing in recent days and leads her rival by 3.3 points nationally in the rolling RealClearPolitics poll average.

The race is expected to come down to a handful of battleground states like Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio.

Trump insists he is tied or leading in some states like Michigan and Pennsylvania which have voted Democratic in the last several presidential elections.

Later Tuesday, former secretary of state Clinton heads to the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York where she will ring in the election under a real glass ceiling, a nod to her oft-repeated assertion that electing a woman president would burst through "the highest, hardest glass ceiling."

The Trump campaign holds its election party at the New York Hilton Midtown, less than two miles (3.2 kilometers) away from Clinton's event.

The two candidates hop-scotched across swing states Monday, with Clinton and Trump each hosting large midnight rallies where they made their final pitches to America's voters.

"Today is our independence day," Trump declared just after midnight Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

"Today the American working class is going to strike back, finally."

Trump kept up a frenetic pace in the election's closing days, hitting 10 states in the last 72 hours.


Clinton was racing around the country too, making her last-minute case in seven states over the same period including a huge, high-profile rally in Philadelphia with President Barack Obama, her husband Bill Clinton, and rocker Bruce Springsteen.

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U mean president Hillary Clinton?

TB Joshua don talk say she go win. So I STAND WITH TB JOSHUA

This is just the classic case of choosing the lesser evil. Hillary and Thrump both have their strengths and weaknesses. Never in the history of American battle for presidency has both aspirant have so much dirt on them.
But I still stand with Hillary. I believe she is more diplomatic and can be reasoned with.

I stand with clinton

why do most Nigerians detest Hilary Clinton?

Post seen wer is d moni

I stand with Hillary

All the best to the presidential candidates.
God bless Nigeria.

The first female president in USA.
Congratulation, I join my faith with urs.

Madam President!

seen

Even if my guy Trump no win, he put up a good fight.

BornMarch15:
TB Joshua don talk say she go win. So I STAND WITH TB JOSHUA

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How is this news?
God, and the USA please give #Trump the POTUS
I don't like Killary Clinton

Not sure why I don't like Clinton n I suspect her too.

Anyone seen this links http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37910676

Gbayi!!

Casting things,mk dem vote quick mk we kno wu go win

i prefer the populist with good agenda to...

She will definitely win as president of the United States of America. It will be historic. Women leading the most powerful nations in the world: Theresa May of UK, Mikel of Germany and now Hillary Clinton as the leader of the free world.

I wont be surprised if Hillary wins. Everything happening in the world today, happened in the Series 24 Hours!

Well, back to this:

The First female President in the Series.


See their striking resemblance aswel.

The only difference is that Allison was a Republican in the movie, while Hillary is Democratic.


Fictional Allison Taylor known as (Cherry Jones) in first picture.

And Hillary Clinton in second picture.

Let who will win win,dat s all

Clinton don lose.

Congrats donald trump

No one can stop a moving train ,forget the prophecies
Trump is winning this election.

if Trump failed to win, Trumpanzee(Igbos) are in big trouble.
Kiss the truth!

wish her the best.

The way Nigeriams with no interest whatsoever are following this election one would think its Man Utd vs Chelsea

kestolove95:
U mean president Hillary Clinton?

for ur plastic mind

I stand with Buhari!