Liverpool has been named as one of three UK cities backing Donald Trump in tonight’s American presidential election.
Research by a predictions site has placed Merseyside alongside Manchester and Leeds in supporting the business magnate turned Republican candidate.
The findings from TheNominant.com were based on political betting trends and national representative research and places Liverpool as 41 per cent in favour of Trump.
Hillary Clinton is expected to be named as the 45th president of the United States despite only 39 per cent of the city backing the former Secretary of State.
Earlier contenders such as Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz were included in the remaining 20 per cent of the region’s backing in the American elections.
And despite the fact that UK voters do not have a voice in the election, many hold passionate views about the two leading candidates.
In a survey of 750 adults, 58 per cent said that if they were a US citizen they would vote for Clinton, compared to just 11 per cent for Trump.
The UK’s average Trump backer emerged as male, aged 55 and over with an income of £70k or more and likely to live in Liverpool.
The average Clinton punter was female, aged 45+, with an income of £70k+ and based in Manchester.
Alexander Kostin, spokesman for TheNominant, said: “Our research reveals the same pattern as we observed with Brexit.
“Betting companies were alarming about big number of bets placed on UK leaving the EU, polls and media were saying opposite, like it shall or will never happen.
“With the US election we see the same – Ladbrokes reporting that three cities in the UK bet mostly on Trump to win, but our survey showed opposite results.
“In my opinion when people put their money on something to happen, it shows they believe in it more than they may say they do publicly.”