Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States.

Here Republican and Democratic voters from across the US reflect on Obama's victory and look to the future.

I'm just so proud to have participated in the election of our first African American president!

I voted for the Green Party candidate but I am happy that Barack Obama won

Change will come, but it will be a lot slower than some of Obama's young supporters anticipate

We have found a man who can unite instead of divide

People were honking in the streets, so many in the heart of Texas are evidently just as thrilled as the rest of us

This victory has brought tears of joy to my eyes. I'm elated, ecstatic, overjoyed. I can't contain myself!

We are turning a page. We are turning to an administration that promotes inclusion and respect

A man named Barack Hussein Obama has won the presidency. America! What a land of opportunity!

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider US public opinion.

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