SUPPORTERS for Hillary Clinton wept openly as the nail-biting US election saw her crushed by Donald Trump in the race for the White House this morning.

It was a less than jubilant mood at the Democrat nominee's party, held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan, which was picked because it had a glass ceiling.

15 Supporters of Hillary Clinton were left in tears on Tuesday as her rival Trump scored win after win

Women looked inconsolable, and many of her supporters appeared to be dumbfounded in shock.

The bad news kept coming throughout the evening as Clinton lost out to Donald Trump in key battleground states including Florida, North Carolina and Ohio - which has again predicted the winning nominee having picked every US President since 1964.

Republic nominee Trump also won in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

15 Many were inconsolable and cried as any chance of victory seemed to slip away

15 There were tears as results appeared to confirm Donald Trump would be the next President of the United States Credit: Getty Images

15 This Clinton supporter burst into tears Credit: Getty Images

15 As the key swing states went to Trump it looked like a miracle was needed for Clinton to win - and it would never arrive Credit: Getty Images

Emotions were running high at the 'party' held for the Democrat nominee in Manhattan.

The soiree had a sombre mood, after being billed as the "Hillary for America Election Night Event" and opened up to the public.

As states began to slip away one by one and Trump increased his lead, there was a tidal wave of desperation from those who had backed her.

Senior staff were nowhere to be seen, while Clinton was hunkered down in her hotel suite watching the results.

Meanwhile, over at the New York Hilton, there were scenes of jubilation as his supporters chanted "President Trump" and "lock her up".

15 Many couldn't believe the Democrat nominee had failed at her bid for the White House

15 Tears of emotion were shed at the 'party' held for Clinton in Manhattan, New York

15 This woman was clearly devastated over unfolding events

15 Supporters were on tenterhooks as the votes rolled in Credit: Getty Images

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15 It was a sombre mood at the rally in the Jacob K. Javits Centre, which was supposed to be a celebration for Clinton

15 But there wasn't much jubilation as the reality of Clinton's loss started to become clear

15 Many watched the results roll in with disbelief

15 There appeared to be shock and amazement that the election result went the way of Trump

Millions of Americans cast their votes on Tuesday for the two nominees who have been polar opposites throughout the race.

Clinton, garnered victories in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

She also took Virginia leading Trump by less than 2,000 votes out of 3million.

15 Meanwhile over at the Trump soiree there were scenes of jubilation Credit: Reuters

However the real estate tycoon and billionaire clawed sizeable victories which tipped the election firmly in his favour.

It looked like a new record had been set in the turnout with some reports suggesting 140million voters took part, far higher than the 131.4million total in 2008.