battleground states

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, battleground states has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Nov 2025 on NPR.

In United States politics, a swing state is any state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate in a statewide election, most often referring to presidential elections, by a swing in votes. These states are usually targeted by both major-party campaigns, especially in competitive elections. Meanwhile, the states that regularly lean to a single party are known as "safe states", as it is generally assumed that one candidate has a base of support from which a suf