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 : --
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.
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 gives certain swing states, states in which no single candidate or party has overwhelming support, disproportionate influence.
You pledged you would not campaign as a spoiler and would avoid the swing states.
This effectively disfranchises voters in other states to the extent that their concerns differ from swing states.
The tour was held in swing states and was designed to encourage people to register and vote.
Five other states said that they were opposed and there were six swing states.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered it as a swing state.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state as a major swing state and bellwether.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a toss-up, or swing state, as it was heavily targeted by both campaigns.