From coast to coast, Americans watched the results of a crucial election Tuesday marked the next president of the United States with a mix of excitement, elation, relief and resignation as the votes were counted.
Young and old joined the crowds in public spaces like New York City’s Times Square and college campuses, looking for communities of friends to share the night and the rollercoaster of emotions as votes were counted.
Others sought solitude or quieter spaces, like a darkened beach or the far end of a tavern, where the glow of portable devices or neon lights illuminated the results as they trickled in.
Some prayed. Some rejoiced.
And the world was watching too. From Taiwan to Jerusalem to India and beyond, many around the world waited for the outcome of an election and wondered how it would affect their lives in the coming days, months and years.
Lawson Beard, who said he voted for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and is concerned about the election results, watches coverage at Comet Tavern on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Pim Moynihan of San Diego watches election results on her phone as she lies on a wall along Mission Beach in San Diego on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Students and staff watch early returns during an election night watch party at University of Detroit Mercy, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Lisa Matassa of Nashville watches the results during a watch party for former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A young girl holds a “Black Voters for Harris-Walz” sign outside Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ election night watch party at Howard University, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)Howard University students watch live election results during a watch party near an election night event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at Howard University in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)Supporters watch as the results come in during an election night campaign viewing party for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Mike and Dolly Rump of Madison, Florida, watch the election results during an election night campaign viewing party for Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Children watch the results come in on a television screen during the DFL election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris watch the election results during an election night campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Michelle Rhea Greene prays as election results play on a giant screen at Historic King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)Bartender serves drinks with the photos of Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris on U.S. Election Day to customers watching the results come in at a bar in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo /Ohad Zwigenberg)Shamans perform a good luck ritual with posters of Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on the beach in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris watch the first results come in from the state of South Carolina during an election night watch party at the Babylon cinema in central Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, November 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)Guests watch the screen showing a live broadcast of the 2024 U.S. presidential election results at Good Heavens Bar on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as they watch television coverage of the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a viewing party in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)A currency trader walks past screens showing images of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at a foreign exchange trading room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints posters of US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump outside his school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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