Swing states guide: Why these 7 places will decide next US president
After Bidenʼs summer exit from presidential race Harris faces Trump in upcoming election. Seven key states with close polling numbers between parties will determine who gets the White House
In a surprising turn last july Joe Biden stepped away from re-election race leaving Kamala Harris to challenge Donald Trump in this months presidential contest
The election outcome depends heavily on swing states – places where both partyʼs have similar support levels (usually within few percentage points in polls). These game-changing territories include:
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Pennsylvania
The electoral system makes these states crucial; most use winner-takes-all rules which means even tiny victories give all stateʼs electoral votes to the winner. Maine and Nebraska are different – they split their votes based on district results
Arizonaʼs voting history shows interesting shifts: the state picked democrats just once since mid-70s before choosing biden last time. Georgia made a big switch too – after 20 years of being red it went blue in previous election‚ which led to trumps legal troubles
The republicans strategy focuses on getting back former strongholds: Pennsylvania and Michigan are top targets (both voted democrat in most elections since early-90s). North Carolina – where trump won by small margin last time – needs stronger support this time
We have not seen a runaway re-election landslide like Reagan Nixon or Johnson had at all since 2000
Political experts think Harris might need different voter groups than biden did: while she wont face age-related criticism her appeal to white working-class voters in industrial midwest could be limited – though she might build new coalitions there
