The Republican candidate, Donald Trump, won 277 of the 270 necessary electoral votes to be elected the next president of the USA.
During his campaign, he has spoken about his policies on a variety of issues.
The economy: Trump has promised to "end inflation and make America affordable again." He says he will do this by expanding US energy production and opening up areas such as the Arctic wilderness to oil drilling to lower energy costs.
Taxes: He has proposed a number of tax cuts worth trillions of dollars, including an extension of those he passed in 2017, which mostly helped the wealthy. Trump says he will pay for the cuts through tariffs on imports.
Immigration: Trump campaigned heavily on the issue, promising to close the US border by completing the wall he promised to build between the US and Mexico during his last presidency. He has also said he will carry out the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in US history.
Air conditioning: He has previously rolled back hundreds of environmental protections, including limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and vehicles, and protections for federal waterways. He is again pledging to cut regulations and has attacked electric vehicles, promising to reverse the Biden administration's goal of moving to cleaner cars.
Abortion: Trump has said during his campaign that individual US states should decide about its legality. Three Supreme Court justices he appointed while president were instrumental in overturning Roe v Wade—a decision that guaranteed women nationwide the right to an abortion.
