Swing state
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Swing states are states in which neither the Republican nor Democratic candidate has a clear majority of the voters' support prior to a Presidential election, and therefore could "swing" the election results in either direction. They are also known as "battleground states" because they are where the majority of the campaigning takes place for both parties. Since states that consistently express a preference for either the Democratic of Republican candidate are ususally referred to as blue states and red states, repectively, these states are also called "purple states" in order to highlight their mixed demographical nature.
