Ahead of the election, it looked as though Donald Trump faced a very difficult path to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the Presidency.
However, as the night wore on and he claimed victory in a number of tight races across the country, including Florida and North Carolina, his path to victory became a lot wider.
Polls ahead of the election proved to be wide of the mark, with the support for Trump exceeding the expectations perhaps even of his own camp.
As the story continued to form throughout the evening, protesters gathered outside the White House in Washington with a simple message to say "we are better than bigotry."
Images of the display were captured and shared on social media as the night wore on, including the flash choir that gathered to sing.
'We are better than bigotry' demonstration outside of the White House @wusa9 #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/xvrvRpqGfr
— Stephanie Ramirez (@RamirezReports) November 9, 2016
Regardless of who is elected today, we can be #BetterThanBigotry ✊🽠â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/aHa8XK0bkT
— Avaaz (@Avaaz) November 9, 2016
Outside the white house...a vigil in front of the sign "we are better than bigotry" pic.twitter.com/uBwBZOaIaH
— Harry Horton (@harry_horton) November 9, 2016
Equally, Trump supporters have been outside the White Hosue also, celebrating as they believed their candidate was on the verge of being elected.
Hundreds of (mainly male) Trump supporters outside White House can't hide their delight at impending Trump victory. pic.twitter.com/C7SmbszGZj
— Harry Horton (@harry_horton) November 9, 2016
