Donald Trump welcomes in election day with awkward dancing video

US President Donald Trump has welcomed election day with a bizarre video edit of himself awkwardly dancing to the Village People's iconic hit 'Y.M.C.A.'

Trump shared the two-minute video to his Twitter page on Tuesday night (NZ time) with the accompanying caption urging Americans to "VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!".

He has previously been asked by former members of the Village People to stop playing their songs at his rallies.

Victor Willis, the band's police officer, told BBC News copyright laws mean he can't do anything about the use - but he is opposed to it.

"As far as endorsing Trump, I don't endorse Trump, I have never endorsed Trump, nor has the Village People," he said. "So we have even asked him to even stop playing our music at his rallies."

The video of Trump dancing has received more than 639,000 likes and 133,400 retweets.

On Wednesday, Americans are stepping up to voting booths to decide who will be the next US President. 

Democratic opponent Joe Biden is currently leading in nationwide polls and the majority of the battleground states. But as the 2016 election showed, the polls aren't always right.

Newshub's election coverage begins at 4pm with America Decides hosted by Paul Henry, followed by Newshub Live at 6pm, and then from 7pm - Newshub US Election Special: America Decides, hosted by Samantha Hayes and Tom McRae.