Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump barreled into election night with cautious optimism that their respective campaigns would prevail. The polling averages showed a tight race that could be decided by razor-thin margins in key battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But as the first waves of returns streamed in, Trump’s advantages in the swing states quickly became clear — elating Republicans and demoralizing Democrats. The United States remains as bitterly divided as ever. Here, through photography and illustration, we explore a divided nation’s reactions to winning, losing and the future.

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Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump Organizations: Howard University, Washington , D.C, Republicans, demoralizing Democrats Locations: Washington ,, West Palm Beach , Florida, Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, United States, U.S