Here’s a closer look at the eight swing states that will decide the 2020 election:
North Carolina What happens in fast-growing Mecklenburg and Wake counties will shape the political landscape long past November. The two counties, by far the most populous in the state, are expected to play a decisive role in the presidential race, a closely contested Senate race and the governor’s contest. — Michael Kruse ELECTORAL VOTES: 15 RECENT POLL: D+2 2016 VOTE: R+4 Pennsylvania Republicans typically hold a slight edge in absentee ballot returns in Florida elections. But this year, for the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Democrats here are outvoting Republicans -- and by a huge margin. The unprecedented early voting numbers have electrified Democrats, but campaign veterans warn that a wave of Republican votes is coming on Election Day. — Marc Caputo ELECTORAL VOTES: 20 RECENT POLL: D+6 2016 VOTE: R+1 Wisconsin A confluence of events over the past month — all seeming to favor Democrats — has shifted the dynamics in this Rust Belt battleground. Wisconsin plunged into its worst bout with Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, reminding voters of the uneven response from the Trump administration as well as the president’s early attempts to dismiss the severity of the virus. A Green Party candidate was not allowed on the ballot — erasing the prospect of a third-party siphoning of votes that contributed to Hillary Clinton’s 2016’s race razor-thin defeat. And there are increasing signs that key constituencies whom Donald Trump needs to defeat Biden, including suburban and swing voters, are moving away from him. — Natasha Korecki ELECTORAL VOTES: 10 RECENT POLL: D+6 2016 VOTE: R+1
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