0 (in the United States) a state where the number of Democratic and Republican voters is about the same, that has an important influence on the result of the election of the United States President :
The outcome of the US election will be decided by a small number of swing states that are not decisively Democratic or Republican in their support for the presidential candidates.
This election sees familiar swing states such as Ohio, Florida, and Virginia in contention, as well as some new ones such as Utah, Arizona, and Wisconsin.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a swing state.
Early on, the state was heavily targeted as a swing state.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a toss-up, or swing state.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered it as a major swing state in 2004 based on pre-election polling.
This means that swing state issues receive more attention, while issues important to other states are largely ignored.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state a toss-up, or a swing state.
The state was originally thought to be a swing state in 2008 for a number of reasons.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a toss-up, or swing state, as it was heavily targeted by both campaigns.
