Election Polls In Battleground States

Electoral vote distribution 2020.

Election polls in battleground states. 25 2020 battleground or swing states which can switch back and forth between the two major parties in u s. Six states with electoral heft in 2020 published sept. Specifically we can look at the 15 closest states in the 2016 election.

He must defend the rust belt states that sealed his victory in 2016 also defend against clear republican erosion in the sunbelt. In 2016 two thirds of the campaign events were held in just six states. As former clinton political director doug sosnik.

Over the last month biden was up by about two points more in these 15 states than he was nationally in these same polls. 18 ap six states above all others have emerged as the top electoral prizes in the 2020 race for president. When we forecast the 2020 electoral map based on the 2018 midterm election results it becomes very clear that president trump must wage a two front war to win re election in a new set of 2020 battleground states.

The current realclearpolitics average in battleground states shows vice president biden polling 2 3 ahead shrinking from 3 8 on oct. 24th of president trump which virtually tied with hillary clinton in 2016. Outside of democratic and republican strongholds there are some battleground states also known as swing states in which the u s.

The great lakes state again is expected to be a key battleground this time around sept. Majorities in both states now say they plan to vote before election day. On november 3 the day of the 2020 presidential election the democratic party nominee joe biden was polling narrowly ahead of incumbent republican president donald trump in key battleground states although his lead had narrowed since earlier in the campaign.

So every election year these battleground states play a crucial role in electing a president. Presidential election will be decided. As illustrated by the historical map the balance has gone back and forth between the two camps but have relatively kept pace with the difference in 2016 when the trump campaign.