Google searches for ‘Liquor Stores Near Me’ hit all time high as Americans watch election results come in
Google searches for 'liquor store near me' hit an all time high last night as Americans watched the election results roll in.
Google Trends posted their findings on Twitter Tuesday night accompanied by graphs showing a sharp upward trend of searches for liquor stores as Americans sought to soothe their election anxiety in a race which has been dubbed 'too close to call'.
American searches for fast food and 'move to Canada' also skyrocketed.
Google Trends reported most searches for liquor stores originated in Delaware, followed by Maryland, Tennessee, and Georgia.
The seemingly least anxious states were Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, and Iowa.
A file photo of a liquor store in Cleveland, Mississippi on 9 October. Google searches for 'liquor store near me' hit an all time high last night as Americans watched the election results come in
Google searches for 'liquor store near me' hit an all time high last night as Americans watched the election results come in
Google Trends reported most searches for alcohol originated in Delaware, followed by Maryland, Tennessee, and Georgia
Other popular search terms were 'liquor store open near me right now' and 'wine near me'.
Searches for 'anxiety' broke a previous record on Tuesday, suggesting Americans are having a hard time keeping calm as the election comes down to the wire.
The search engine's findings prompted Google to advise its users to check in with their family and friends.
The election now hinges on results which are certain to take well into Wednesday and probably even longer to be determined.
Searches for 'fries' and other late night food also skyrocketed during election night
Donald Trump made a speech from the East Room of the White House at 2.30 am where he declared victory and called the election a 'fraud on the American people'
Joe Biden made a speech just after midnight Tuesday asking Americans to be patient and claiming he would eventually be the victor despite failing to land knockout blows in Florida, Ohio and Texas
The outcome of the election had effectively ground to a halt just after midnight with Donald Trump on 213 electoral college votes and Joe Biden on 224, and seven battleground states too close to call.
Biden's failure to land a knockout blow by taking Florida, Ohio or Texas means that the race comes down to Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – the 'blue wall' which Hillary Clinton lost in 2016.
But it will take days to determine the results from those states, setting the scene for a battle which was headed to the courts.