WATCH: People dancing in the streets across US as Joe Bidens wins election

Huge cheers and celebrations erupted on the streets of major US cities within minutes of Joe Biden being announced as the next president. The news was greeted with wild celebrations by Democrat supporters who have been following every twist and turn of the election count. People have been seen dancing in Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington DC while loud cheers could be heard across New York – the city where Donald Trump was born.

Crowds were equally loud in Philadelphia, where supporters of the two presidential candidates have been lining the streets waiting for news who has won the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

People hug on the streets of Manhattan, in New York City (Picture: Reuters)

People at Central Park react as media announce that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election (Picture: Reuters)

People dance on their balconies in Manhattan, in New York City (Picture: Reuters)

A couple hug in Philadelphia as Joe Biden is announced as the winner of the US presidential election (Picture: AP)

People celebrate on the streets of Philadelphia (Picture: AP)

Crowds erupted into cheers in the key swing state of Pennsylvania (Pictures: Reuters)

There were celebrations in New York, Donald Trump’s home state (Picture: Reuters)

People react as media announce that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in, Philadelphia (Picture: Reuters)

People gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza celebrate to the announcement that the presidential race had been called in Joe Biden’s favor (Picture: AP)

People cheer as they celebrate media announcing that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in New York (Picture: Reuters)

A man celebrates in Philadelphia (Picture: AP)