Election Day is the Most Tweeted-About Event in U.S. History

With 20 million tweets, Election Day just became the most tweeted about event in US political history. #election2012

— Twitter Government (@gov) November 7, 2012

Take a bow, Americans.

You tweeted your asses off this Election Day and Night, surpassing a whopping 20 million tweets about the election even before 10:30 p.m. EST — the most tweets ever about an American event. A new record!

And the best is yet to come — with a winner chosen later tonight — meaning this will likely be a record that will stand for ... at least a couple weeks anyway.