What are the swing states? See polling in 2024 battlegrounds as race clock winds down

The eyes of the nation are ready to be fixed on the seven swing states that could decide the 2024 presidential election as the race reaches its final hours. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have barnstormed the states, making their final pitches to crucial voters that could put them in the White House. Recent polling across , , , , and shows across .

One unexpected potential swing state revealed itself Saturday when an showed Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa by three points, though the result is within the survey's margin of error. The state had been ahead of the poll. Here's what you need to know about the swing states as dawn of Election Day draws near.



Here are some recent polls taken in the battleground states, with the dates they were conducted, sample size and their margin of error as well as the last two election results in each state. (Oct. 24-Nov.

2; 1,025 likely voters; margin of error ±3.5 percentage points) (Oct. 30-Nov.

2; 900 likely voters; margin of error ±3.2 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat Clinton 49% to 45.5% Biden beat Trump 49.

4% to 49.1% (Oct. 24-Nov.

2; 1,004 likely voters; margin of error ±3.5 percentage points) (Oct. 30-Nov.

2; 800 likely voters; margin of error ±3.4 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat 51% to 45.9% beat Trump 49.

5% to 49.3% (Oct. 24-Nov.

2; 998 likely voters; margin of error ±3.5 percentage points) ( Oct. 30-Nov.

2; 790 likely voters; margin of error ±3.4 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat Clinton 47.6% to 47.

4% : Biden beat Trump 50.6% to 47.8% (Oct.

24-Nov. 2; 1,010 likely voters; margin of error ±3.5 percentage points) (Oct.

30-Nov. 2; 790 likely voters; margin of error ±3.3 percentage points) Past election results: Clinton beat Trump 47.

9% to 45.5% Biden beat Trump 50.1% to 47.

7% (Oct. 24-Nov. 2; 1,010 likely voters; margin of error ±3.

5 percentage points) (Oct. 30-Nov. 2; 860 likely voters; margin of error ±3.

3 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat Clinton 50.5% to 46.8% Trump beat Biden 50.

1% to 48.7% (Oct. 24-Nov.

2; 1,527 likely voters; margin of error ±3.5 percentage points) (Oct. 30-Nov.

2; 1,000 likely voters; margin of error ±3 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat Clinton 48.6% to 47.9% Biden beat Trump 50% to 48.

8% (Oct. 24-Nov. 2; 1,305 likely voters; margin of error ±3.

5 percentage points) (Oct. 30-Nov. 2; 800 likely voters; margin of error ±3.

4 percentage points) Past election results: Trump beat Clinton 47.8% to 47% Biden beat Trump 49.6% to 48.

9% The margin of error describes how accurately we can count on the survey results being representative of the entire population. When a candidate's lead is "inside" the margin of error, it is considered a "statistical tie," according to found the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, where Trump's performance was significantly underestimated..