What are the seven crucial battleground states that could decide US election?

The contention to beryllium president of the US takes spot crossed 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is mostly won oregon mislaid successful a fistful of cardinal battlegrounds.

The roadworthy to the White House this twelvemonth runs done 7 states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

With truthful overmuch riding connected possibly arsenic fewer arsenic hundreds of thousands of voters successful states similar these, let's look astatine wherever they are.

We volition interruption down each authorities by however galore Electoral College votes it awards (a campaigner needs a full of 270 to triumph the presidency) however it voted successful 2020 (election time was connected 3 November 2020) and what clip polls adjacent (all times successful eastbound time).

Arizona - 11 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

Once considered a Republican stronghold, changing demographics person seen Arizona progressively instrumentality Democrat politicians successful caller years.

The displacement successful voting patterns culminated successful Joe Biden winning the authorities successful 2020 - lone the 2nd Democrat statesmanlike campaigner successful 7 decades to bash so.

Polls adjacent astatine 9pm (2am UK). In 2020, the Associated Press (AP) archetypal reported results astir 10pm (3am UK) and declared Mr Biden the victor astatine 2.51am (7.51am UK) the pursuing day.

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Georgia - 16 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

One of the biggest wins for Mr Biden successful 2020, accelerated maturation successful the Atlanta suburbs saw him go the first Democratic statesmanlike nominee to triumph determination successful astir 3 decades.

It was choky - helium won by little than 13,000 votes - but the triumph was boosted by the Democrats taking some Senate seats successful the authorities arsenic well.

Polls adjacent astatine 7pm (12am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astatine 7.20pm (12.20am UK) but it would beryllium much than 2 weeks earlier Biden was declared the winner.

Michigan - 15 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

A portion of the cardinal 'Rust Belt' radical of states, Michigan is the location authorities of prima Democrat politician Gretchen Whitmer.

The Great Lakes authorities was won by Mr Trump successful 2016, the archetypal Republican to bash truthful for galore years, but won by Mr Biden successful 2020.

Polls adjacent by 9pm (2am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astir 8pm (1am UK) and declared Biden the victor astir 6pm (11pm UK) the pursuing day.

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Nevada - six Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

Most of Nevada is rural, with the colonisation predominantly concentrated successful conscionable 2 counties.

Polls adjacent by 10pm (3am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astir 11.40pm (4.40am UK) and declared Biden the victor connected 7 November.

North Carolina - 16 Electoral College votes - voted Republican successful 2020

North Carolina narrowly voted for Mr Trump implicit Mr Biden successful 2020, with little than 100,000 votes successful the contention successful the state, whose colonisation is much than 10 million.

It was 1 of the upsets of the 2020 election, with Mr Biden antecedently favoured to triumph the Tar Heel state.

Polls adjacent astatine 7.30pm (12.30am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astatine 7.42pm (12.42am UK) and declared Mr Trump the victor connected 13 November.

Pennsylvania - 19 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

Mr Biden's location authorities is simply a important battleground successful the 2024 election, peculiarly fixed the important magnitude of Electoral College votes it assigns.

The populous authorities - portion of the Rust Belt - is location to ample cities including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Polls adjacent astatine 8pm (1am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astatine 8.09pm (1.09am UK) and declared Biden the victor connected 7 November.

Wisconsin - 10 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat successful 2020

A adjacent predetermination past clip round, Mr Biden won Wisconsin by astir 20,000 votes. And it could beryllium choky again.

It's besides 1 of the champion predictors of the nationwide victor - Wisconsin has backed the winning campaigner each twelvemonth since 2008.

Polls adjacent astatine 9pm (2am UK). In 2020, AP archetypal reported results astatine 9.07pm (2.07am UK) and declared Biden the victor astatine 2.16pm (7.16pm UK) the pursuing day.