| | '''Swing states''', also called "'''battleground states'''," are [[state]]s in which neither the [[Republican]] nor [[Democratic]] candidate has a clear majority of the voters' support before a Presidential election, and therefore could "swing" the presidential election outcome in either direction. These states are where the majority of the campaigning takes place for both parties. In 2024 the top swing states are [[Arizona]], [[Georgia]], and [[Wisconsin]], and the Republican can win nationally by capturing all three. [[Michigan]] has become a swing state for 2024 due to [[Biden]]'s push for job-eliminating [[electric vehicles]], and [[Nevada]] is also considered a swing state this cycle.<ref>https://www.aol.com/news/four-swing-states-determine-2024-172546726.html</ref> According to [[CNN]] as of September 4, 2023: | | '''Swing states''', also called "'''battleground states'''," are [[state]]s in which neither the [[Republican]] nor [[Democratic]] candidate has a clear majority of the voters' support before a Presidential election, and therefore could "swing" the presidential election outcome in either direction. These states are where the majority of the campaigning takes place for both parties. In 2024 the top swing states are [[Arizona]], [[Georgia]], and [[Wisconsin]], and the Republican can win nationally by capturing all three. [[Michigan]] has become a swing state for 2024 due to [[Biden]]'s push for job-eliminating [[electric vehicles]], and [[Nevada]] is also considered a swing state this cycle.<ref>https://www.aol.com/news/four-swing-states-determine-2024-172546726.html</ref> According to [[CNN]] as of September 4, 2023: |
| | {{cquote|all the analysts agree that Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin, three states that flipped from [[Trump]] in 2016 to [[Biden]] in 2020, remain toss ups. They also agree that [[Michigan]], [[Nevada]], and [[Pennsylvania]], which Biden won, and [[North Carolina]], which backed Trump, are likely to remain at least somewhat competitive.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/politics/2024-presidential-race-labor-day/index.html</ref>}} | | {{cquote|all the analysts agree that Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin, three states that flipped from [[Trump]] in 2016 to [[Biden]] in 2020, remain toss ups. They also agree that [[Michigan]], [[Nevada]], and [[Pennsylvania]], which Biden won, and [[North Carolina]], which backed Trump, are likely to remain at least somewhat competitive.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/politics/2024-presidential-race-labor-day/index.html</ref>}} |