The eyes of the entire world are now on the United States as its citizens choose who their next president will be. The country’s electoral colleges choose between candidates from Democratic Party and Republican Party and everything indicates that it will be a few states that will hold the key to the Oval Office. These are known as Swing States or the undecided states, pendulum or hinge. These are the states that hold the key to determining the final outcome of the election and ensuring that the winning candidate totals the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. Among the states that endorsed both candidates, Donald Trump He has 219 and Kamala Harris with 215.
The presidential elections will depend on what happens in these 2024 elections in seven states: Arizona (11 electoral votes), Nevada (6 electoral votes), Georgia (16 electoral votes), North Carolina (16), Pennsylvania (19 electoral votes), Wisconsin (10) And Michigan (15). Among other things, they total 93 electoral votes.
What are swing states?
Pennsylvania (19 electoral votes)
Pennsylvania It is the state that received the greatest number of electoral votes in these 2024 elections. In 2016, Donald Trump managed to win Pennsylvaniaa victory that the Republican Party had not won since the 1988 elections, when George HW Bush Senior won this state. During these elections, Donald Trump managed to overthrow the famous Blue wall (blue wall), formed by Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, essential for Kamala Harris to win these elections. Trump won with a strategy focused on appealing to middle-class voters in small towns and rural areas.
Michigan (15 voters)
In 2016, Republican Donald Trump, managed to change the color of a state which, since the 1988 electionsas indicated previously. In this state, the working middle class constitutes the backbone of the electorate, which traditionally votes Democratic. Instead, in 2016 he began to leave this party. For your voters, the most important thing is the economy.
Wisconsin (10 voters)
Wisconsin is one of the states where the Democratic Party is making the most effort. In 2016, This state was decisive for Donald Trump’s victory. Kamala Harris slightly ahead of Trump in the polls. For his working-middle-class voters, the most important thing is the economy.
Georgia (16 voters)
Georgia is another pivotal state in these American elections. J.oe Biden won in 2020 in the so-called Peach Statethe first time a Democratic candidate won this state since Bill Clinton in 1992.
Arizona (11 voters)
In the Grand Canyon State, Donald Trump won the 2016 election. Meanwhile, Joe Biden won in 2020 by a very small margin.
In these elections, the issues that voters are most concerned about are economyTHE illegal immigration and the border security. In this state there is a significant percentage of Latino population.
North Carolina (16 voters)
This is a state that traditionally votes for the Republican Party. Trump won North Carolina by just 1.3 percentage points in 2020. Trump is months ahead in the polls in the state. Hurricane Helen hit this state very hard, which could be decisive for Trump to widen his lead.
Nevada (6 electoral votes)
It is the swing state that received the fewest electoral votes in these elections in the United States. But it is of great importance during presidential elections. Biden’s 2020 victory marked the fourth consecutive victory for Democratic candidates in the Silver State. But the margin was small. Like when Hillary Clinton won in 2016.
It’s a non-border state, like Arizona. But the dividing line with Mexico is narrow. About 30% of its population is Hispanic. This bloc traditionally elects Democrats. But, in the latest polls, this support has reached historic lows. This loss of support could be decisive for Trump, because Kamala Harris has failed to attract the attention of middle-class voters, whom she cannot convince due to the lack of a concrete economic plan.
