Seven battleground states, any of which could swing to either the Democrats or Republicans, held the keys to the 2024 election contest between Trump and Harris.

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Battleground states played key roles in deciding the presidential outcomes in both 2016 and 2020, and based on recent polls, are likely to do the same again this November.

At the moment, strategists in both parties identify seven commonly-agreed-upon battleground states, with four more on the margins. Despite an advertising blitz that gives Vice President Kamala ...

Seven states are considered swing - or battleground states - in the general election. Here are the swing states and their electoral college votes.

Battleground states can be crucial to winning a presidential election because of the amount of electoral college votes they hold. The Electoral College is a 538-member body that elects a president.

Recount rules vary widely in the seven key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

In battleground states this year, Democrats and Republicans aren't only trying to win, they're also trying to lose by less in the counties they lost in 2020. Accessibility links.

Battleground states are counting the ballots that will decide the next US president into the early hours of Wednesday morning, after Election Day voting that largely went smoothly despite fake ...

With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House. Here's who's on those state ballots.

While vote-counting delays are likely, Georgia and North Carolina count votes relatively quickly, and Michigan changed its rules and is likely to be faster than four years ago.

You might be hearing terms like "swing state," "battleground state," or "toss-up state," and you might be wondering what those terms mean as you head to the polls. Skip Navigation.