Almost as soon as Joe Biden was declared the President-elect, narrowly defeating President Trump, celebrations broke out across America.
The sudden joy and relief following an anxious four-day wait for presidential election results was offset by anger, sadness and frustration from Trump supporters.
NPR worked with photographers around the country to capture a divided nation's mood. Here's what they saw.
New York City
![<strong>NEW YORK CITY</strong>: Left photo: Balloons with "46" represent President-elect Joe Biden. Right photo: Gladys, who is originally from Honduras and a proud American Citizen, poses for a portrait in Times Square.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3734d3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6200x3938+0+0/resize/880x559!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdiptych201107_bidencelebrationny_011_custom-3fcaab81f310fcdfd9e395999cb27238a23a9971.jpg)
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Elias Williams for NPR
![<strong>NEW YORK CITY:</strong> Times Square was filled with people celebrating Joe Biden's win.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ecdb4b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3979x2991+0+0/resize/880x661!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_bidencelebrationny_004_custom-219602109ca9a2e344ed03e6e9cea78f3aab050e.jpg)
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Elias Williams for NPR
![<strong>NEW YORK CITY:</strong> Left photo: People celebrate Joe Biden's presidential election win in Times Square. Right photo: Kanene Holder, creator of "BlackIssuesISSUES," poses for a portrait. Holder's comedy show and web series uses humor to heal the racial divide.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/733ff98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6312x3973+0+0/resize/880x554!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdiptych201107_bidencelebrationny_023_custom-23094f1a46db30cc8fb05eb362028a688854f930.jpg)
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Elias Williams for NPR
![<strong>NEW YORK CITY, NY:</strong> People in Times Square burn a MAGA hat.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ca696c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3979x2963+0+0/resize/880x655!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_bidencelebrationny_003_custom-e6bc49e182a9d98f4115e54aae2cf974c04abb26.jpg)
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Elias Williams for NPR
![<strong>NEW YORK CITY:</strong> Right photo: Nubia, also known as Black Super Girl, poses for a portrait in Times Square.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4acfa0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6039x3990+0+0/resize/880x581!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdiptych201107_bidencelebrationny_009_custom-7440092758a6bce49692736b6e207013c2c3d973.jpg)
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Elias Williams for NPR
Austin, Texas
![<strong>AUSTIN, TEXAS:</strong> Simultaneous demonstrations in support of President-elect Joe Biden and current President Trump face off in front of the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin following the announcement of the final presidential election results.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6afbc2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4584x3061+0+0/resize/880x588!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Freactions_gabrielperez1_custom-804c66a6f2d3f46ebbfa9e87d15c81ff2ddf5dbc.jpg)
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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT
![<strong>AUSTIN, TEXAS:</strong> Celebration in support of President-elect Joe Biden following the 2020 presidential election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3dcf799/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3547x2366+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Freactions_gabrielperez5_custom-0804322f919a731f330ab5ca29e5b18f4dce5c25.jpg)
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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT
![<strong>AUSTIN, TEXAS:</strong> Trump supporters rally outside of the Texas State Capitol building.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db375da/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3972x2636+0+0/resize/880x584!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fkut---austin-reactions_michaelminasi4_custom-6f9883dc015ce6402ffd94d24dc9e9484dbf40b6.jpg)
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Michael Minasi/KUT
![<strong>AUSTIN, TEXAS:</strong> A Protect The Vote rally is held in Wooldridge Square shortly after former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68fe7e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3993x2664+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Freactions_michaelminasi3_custom-a6054ba47d70e1b3cd1c9f9c565a3b68a6c30580.jpg)
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Michael Minasi/KUT
![<strong>AUSTIN, TEXAS:</strong> A supporter of President Trump holds a rifle during demonstrations.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ea474a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4744x3190+0+0/resize/880x592!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Freactions_gabrielperez2_custom-d8bf4bcffaa3f7c421d1c453b1dd0db316a19482.jpg)
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Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT
Atlanta:
![<strong>ATLANTA:</strong> People gather in Midtown Atlanta to celebrate.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f995057/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1665+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F0p1a0701_custom-03ba52ac514d471349b7f81d5f7b316127b5d5ec.jpg)
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Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR
![<strong>ATLANTA:</strong> Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority celebrate the announcement of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who is also a member of the sorority.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0155dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2486x1652+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Flw4_9813_custom-337cc7b561bfcf9879e082224f853d14e27c4e74.jpg)
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Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR
![<strong>ATLANTA:</strong> A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority shown wore these sneakers.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb792d3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2421x1639+0+0/resize/880x596!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Flw4_9850_custom-4a51e4ecd04cec166f4e7096293681b8ef87001c.jpg)
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Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR
![<strong>ATLANTA</strong>: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority get their photo taken in front of the mural of the late Rep. John Lewis.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40edd74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2486x1656+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Flw4_9817_custom-46c5cb87f177f1e1a0cd07472b238b23e82aeff7.jpg)
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Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR
Boston
![<strong>BOSTON</strong>: Two women celebrate Joe Biden's presidential victory, drinking bottles of champagne on Boylston Street.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c3de8a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2968x1987+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fwbur-jesse-costa-1107_celebration-boylston01_custom-591ee3553b9684527511037d0791f19090de1f2f.jpg)
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Jesse Costa/WBUR
![<strong>BOSTON</strong>: A man waves a flag onto of a street lamp on the corner of Boylston and Charles Streets to celebrate Joe Biden's presidential victory.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e38eb38/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2973x1993+0+0/resize/880x590!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fwbur-jess-costa-1107_celebration-boylston02_custom-f4dae3591665a15af65d0d736562ed7527727199.jpg)
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Jesse Costa/WBUR
![<strong>BOSTON</strong>: Hundreds of people gathered on Boylston Street preventing any vehicle traffic to celebrate Joe Biden's presidential victory.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eb64a25/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2942x1982+0+0/resize/880x593!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F1107_celebration-boylston06_custom-23b243971588e8235b05d60740f69bd6986bb501.jpg)
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Jesse Costa/WBUR
![<strong>BOSTON</strong>: Trump supporters rally in front of the Massachusetts State House after the announcement that Joe Biden has won the presidential election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0306659/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2979x1982+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F1107_rallies06_custom-4f319439960a508eb27975ff0d2a5440433b344f.jpg)
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Jesse Costa/WBUR
Minneapolis
![<strong>MINNEAPOLIS:</strong> Ira Culp of Minneapolis kicks a Donald Trump punching bag on Saturday, near the intersection where George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/972b539/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2885x1956+0+0/resize/880x597!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fmpr---christine-nguyen-img_8746_custom-1400c87378f791378f1fd34fefdc523ed8419527.jpg)
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Kathryn Styer Martinez/MPR News
![<strong>MINNEAPOLIS</strong>: Becky Kuehn waves a flag on the sidewalk to passing cars as she celebrates Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election in south Minneapolis.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44d8d30/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2754x1758+0+0/resize/880x562!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fmpr---christine-nguyenimage-from-ios-4-_custom-7e131f8b91f6e00c5b9c39207593c426681c2eac.jpg)
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Evan Frost/MPR News
Washington, D.C.
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![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.:</strong> Matt wears a flag outfit on Black Lives Matter Plaza after hearing that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has won the election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90cc16d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4250x3683+0+0/resize/880x763!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdcist-dee-dwyer_election-results_nove_7-14_custom-0028dd37b16150e11e29da15dbf4e342b5dcd823.jpg)
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Dee Dwyer/DCist
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.:</strong> People continued to celebrate at Black Lives Matter Plaza into the evening.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/209e679/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1660+0+0/resize/880x584!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_electionfinal_43_custom-74137cc0e46d92da4e3fdb9c6a410e0c641c1225.jpg)
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Tyrone Turner/WAMU
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong>: Some people spontaneously celebrate from their cars.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8cf33c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2115x1400+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_electionfinal_24_custom-86ebd9cf4d97d3727283f136f48885442ac8b49f.jpg)
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Tyrone Turner/WAMU
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.:</strong> Revelers celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6de28d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2478x1660+0+0/resize/880x590!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_electionfinal_22_custom-88848dac538451cfd10d87a84ba88cd0ba61bdd1.jpg)
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Tyrone Turner/WAMU
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.:</strong> Nina Polaris, of Bowie, Md., exalts Joe Biden's win as the president-elect.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91499ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2478x1691+0+0/resize/880x601!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F201107_electionfinal_38_custom-3c8c15c73c0481add99224332cfa19edba156486.jpg)
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Tyrone Turner/WAMU
![<strong>WASHINGTON D.C.</strong>: Left photo: people celebrate Joe Biden's win. Right photo: Small American flag seen on the ground of Black Lives Matter Plaza.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e83e74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5179x1754+0+0/resize/880x298!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdiptychem201107008_custom-34a682cb78abe345f3c83811e821549fb2ebf8d5.jpg)
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Eman Mohammed for NPR
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.:</strong> A person from the crowd climbs a traffic stop in front of the White House gates to cheer on the crowd as people clelebrate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris winning the election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f57e902/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4748x3096+0+0/resize/880x574!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdee-dwyer_election-results_nove_7-20_custom-be2ec996ba5720efac361e821fcfbed3b1dd640a.jpg)
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Dee Dwyer/DCist
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong>: People rejoice near the White House after hearing that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d3fb7d8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4957x3908+0+0/resize/880x694!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2Fdee-dwyer_election-results_nove_7-4_custom-5955d83c6b74b81472fbbb0dbcca014d117456e5.jpg)
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Dee Dwyer/DCist
![<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong>: People celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States on Black Lives Matter Plaza.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/56e7d64/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2984x1998+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F20201107-1b9a4273_custom-efebc99c03dbd808a9305092129e20ece7a3d999.jpg)
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