Talk:Swing state

Post-November

This page could use some contemporary additions.

New Image (Swing State map)

"A swing state (also, battleground state or purple state)"

As the opening line of this article states, purple best identifies which states are potentially up for grabs in 2008 when looking at the image. Previous images have used shades of blue and red, which may indicate bias. Similarly, green, yellow, and orange are not apt to use either because various Electoral College maps (readily available online) use these colors to identify third party victories and anomalies in past elections.

"Light red" in picture?

A.k.a. pink?

"State races" map

Perhaps I'm not understanding the map correctly, but I'm pretty sure that's a map of the 2016 election, not 2020. The map shows Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Pennsylvania as going for Trump. I've replaced it.--Ermenrich (talk) 00:12, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Hey @Ermenrich Erminrich: thanks for your edit and update! We have decided to change the map shown on this page to no longer be specific to any particular year's election, and rather a reflection of the long-term voting trends and tendencies by state, as discussed here at the time. If you wish to re-open this discussion, you may do so under a new topic on this page (or right here, if you would like to choose). A Red Cherry (talk) 23:35, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

OK, but then why does the caption below the map say "Map of states by margin in the 2020 United States presidential election"? The 2020 election saw Texas vote Republican by a margin of only 5.58%. Yet the dark red colour of Texas on the map indicates a margin of 10% or more. 172.103.243.217 (talk) 22:26, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

This is an excellent point. As written, the caption under the map isn't just misleading, it's blatantly wrong. 128.147.28.12 (talk) 18:47, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

@A Red Cherry: This should be made clear in the image caption on Commons and on this article. Until then, the change serves to create confusion more than to benefit readers. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 19:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

State races by 2020 United States presidential election margin relative to the national popular vote (4.45% for Democratic nominee Joe Biden). Dark blue states voted at least 8 points more for the Democratic Party nominee than the nation as a whole, medium-blue states by 4–8 points, and light-blue states by less than 4 points. Dark red states voted at least 8 points more for the Republican nominee than the nation as a whole, medium-red states by 4–8 points, and light-red states by less than 4 points.

Map

What’s up with the map? If it’s the 2020 presidential election why does it show Biden losing in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin? If it’s the 2024 election, why is it linked to the 2020 election?—-Ermenrich (talk) 01:10, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

(Moreover, none of the legend colors appear in the map. 2A02:A440:948D:1:A450:435B:4E0D:42F6 (talk) 08:17, 28 October 2024 (UTC))

Map Accuracy

Minnesota should be shaded a dark blue and North Carolina into the tossup red column with Georgia. RetiredUser159039 (talk) 19:14, 29 September 2024 (UTC)