Enjoy all these beautiful videos of Americans cheering the Biden-Harris election win

From New York City to San Diego.
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Anna Iovine
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Joe Biden has just been declared president-elect by AP, CNN, and other news outlets, meaning that after days of waiting, Americans finally know who will be their leader for the next four years.

As a result, many people went bananas. New York City was quick to take to the streets to celebrate, cheering and banging pots and pans, blaring their car horns:

PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted about cheering in DC, someone even shouting "There is a god":


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Chicago joined in:

The celebrations soon began on the West Coast as well, like this clip of San Diego:

Since Biden's win was announced early on in Pacific time — before 9:00 a.m. — celebrations even signaled people to check social media:

And on and on and on....

Many Americans will undoubtedly be celebrating for weeks to come.

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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.

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