Joyous Joe Biden supporters across the US took to the streets to celebrate his election win as he defeated Donald Trump following a long and bitterly-fought campaign.
Ecstatic fans applauded loudly as they danced in the street while drivers hooted their horns following the 77-year-old's victory.
Images and videos taken from cities across the nation shows people cheering with broad grins etched on their faces while some jumped up and down to express their excitement about the election results.
The former Vice President defeated Donald Trump as vote counting rolled into a fifth day.
As the news broke, loud cheers erupted in the halls of the hotel where Biden aides were staying and around the country.
"Worth every minute," of the wait, a Biden aide said, as campaign staff exchanged elbow bumps and air hugs in the lobby.
Cheers and applause was heard in neighbourhoods near the White House in Washington, D.C with some people emerging out from their balconies, yelling, waving and banging pots.
The wave of noise built as more people learned of the news with some people being reduced to tears.
The Queen classic "We are the Champions" was blared during the celebrations.
In Brooklyn people clapped, honked car horns and erupted in screams of joy as the news spread of Biden's victory.
Some residents even danced on a building's fire escape, cheering while others screamed "yes!" as they passed by.
Supporters outside the State Capitol building in Pennsylvania roared with joy at the news.
To secure the win, President Biden faced unprecedented challenges which included Republican-led efforts to limit mail-in voting at a time when a record number of people were due to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 235,000 people in the US.
President Biden's victory is believed to have been driven by strong support from groups including women, African Americans, white voters with college degrees and city-dwellers.
He was more than four million votes ahead of Trump in the nationwide popular vote count.
The former vice president had a 273 to 214 lead in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that determines the winner, having won Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes to put him over the 270 he needed to secure the presidency, according to Edison Research.
Trump was playing golf on his Virginia golf course when the news broke.
As the likelihood of defeat began to emerge, the President angrily cast doubt on the integrity of the election, attempting to undermine faith in American Democracy.
President Trump has vowed a fight to overturn the result in the courts.
In a rambling statement from the White House late on Thursday night, the President claimed he would "easily win" if only the "legal votes" were counted.
He blamed his plummeting poll leads on postal vote "fraud" and dishonest counting practices, making repeated claims of irregularity in various states without showing any evidence.
And he falsely claimed his lead had been "whittled away in secret" - because 'observers' had not been given access to voting count centres. They have.
President Biden has said he is "honoured" America has "chosen me to lead our great country", adding: "The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: "I will be a President for all Americans - whether you voted for me or not."
But Trump said his campaign would begin challenging US election results in court next week saying "this election is far from over."
He said in a statement: "We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don't want the truth to be exposed.
"The simple fact is this election is far from over."
