US election 2016: Trump and Clinton complete final day of campaigning

Madonna urged voters to "keep America great" as she gave an impromptu concert in support of Hillary Clinton.

Crowds gathered on Monday night in New York’s Washington Square Park to watch the singer perform.

On Clinton's final night of campaigning, stars including Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi came out in support of the Democratic candidate.

Hillary Clinton has returned to New York after a final day of campaigning ahead of the US election.

The Democratic presidential hopeful was met with cheering supporters after landing at 3.40am local time.

Earlier, she told a rally in North Carolina not to get complacent and warned the US was facing "the test of our time".

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent the final hours of an often-fraught 18-month campaign visiting key swing states which could determine the outcome of the election.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have made their final pitches to voters as polls open across the 50 states in the US presidential election.

The candidates stuck to their campaign closing scripts as Trump pledged "we will make America great again" while Clinton closed with a promise of a "stronger, fairer America" before a final rallying sign off.

Addressing his supporters in Michigan, Republican candidate Trump urged them to "go to bed right now, get up and vote" and ended with the message: "Let's win."

Democrat candidate Clinton said a vote for her would "prove conclusively that love trumps hate", adding: "Let's go vote North Carolina."

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Pop star Lady Gaga has become the latest celebrity to give her endorsement to Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, following in the footsteps of Beyoncé, Jay Z and Bruce Springsteen.

Speaking at a rally on the eve of Election Day, Lady Gaga appealed for all Americans to "fight for your future" and support Clinton.

She said: "Sometimes I feel like I've been asleep.

"I could never have fathomed that I would experience in my lifetime that a woman would become president of the United States.

"During this election we watched her endure such hateful language with dignity. She stood with pride as she was shamed by her opponent, whose angry divisive approach to campaigning divided our entire country.

"What I'm asking you... is to fight for your future and the future of our children."

Donald Trump has declared November 8 America's "independence day", as he warned the country's working class is going to "strike back" as the nation goes to the polls.

Speaking in his last election rally in Michigan on Monday night, the Republican presidential candidate said "real change" was on the way by "immediately repealing and replacing" the "disastrous" Obama healthcare reforms.

"With Obamacare, premiums are searching, companies are leaving, insurers are fleeing, doctors are quitting... yet Hillary Clinton wants to double down on Obamacare, making it even more expensive," said Mr Trump.

He added: "I'm asking for your vote so we can repeal and replace Obamacare and save healthcare for every family in Michigan and throughout the United States of America."

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Hillary Clinton is off to a very early lead in the 2016 presidential election, winning over the voters of Dixville, New Hampshire by a 4 points to 2 margin over Donald Trump.

Polls in the tiny New Hampshire towns of Dixville, Hart's Location and Millsfield opened just after midnight Tuesday (0500 GMT) and closed as soon as everyone had voted.

Clinton won half the Dixville votes with Donald Trump winning two.

Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight and close them as soon as all registered voters have cast their ballots.

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Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has told a rally that her father "will never ever" let them down if he becomes President of the United States.

Speaking in Manchester, New Hampshire she said: "I was not planning on speaking tonight, but I did want to be here on this last night prior to election day to support my father.

"I am so incredibly proud of him, what he has accomplished today and I know tomorrow will be another great day and then he will get to the real work of making this country great, of working for you the American people and he will never ever let you down.

"Thank you, we're grateful and God bless."

Hillary Clinton has said standing next to Donald Trump for more than four hours in the US presidential debates proves "conclusively" that she has the "stamina" to be president and commander-in-chief.

The Democratic candidate also attacked her Republican rival Mr Trump for "launching an attack on our democracy".

Speaking in Philadelphia on the last day of campaigning before Tuesday's election, Mrs Clinton said: "There were so many really troubling things that my opponent has said. But probably the most horrifying was at the end of the last debate. After he has insulted everyone, more than half the population... he then launches an attack on our democracy, refusing to say whether or not he would accept the outcome of the election.

"Well let's show tomorrow there will be no question about the outcome of this election."

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Bruce Springsteen showed his support for Hillary Clinton at her rally in Philadelphia tonight.

As well as playing some of his hits the musician told the crowds why she should become the next President of the United States.

Mr Springsteen then went on to criticise Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump.

"This is a man whose vision is limited to little beyond himself, who has a profound lack of decency that would allow him to prioritise his own interests and ego before American democracy itself.

"Somebody who'd be willing to damage our long-cherished and admired system rather than look to himself for the reasons behind his own epic failure and that's unforgivable.

"Tomorrow those ideas and that campaign is going down."

First Lady Michelle Obama has appeared on stage at the Hillary Clinton rally in Philadelphia just hours before voting for the next President of the United States begins.

She told crowds ahead of Clinton's appearance that they have the power to "stand up to those who seek to divide us".

"Tomorrow with your vote you can say that this country has always been great.

"That it is the greatest nation on earth, a country where a girl like me from the south side of Chicago whose great, great grandfather was a slave can go to some of the finest universities on earth.

"A country where the biracial son of a single mother from Hawaii and the son of a single mother from Arkansas can both make it to the White House."