Must-win U.S. battleground states

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have poll differences of 1.4% or less in five of 11 swing states in the U.S. presidential election. Five states are also crucial, with 98 of 146 Electoral College votes up for grabs


270 of 538 Electoral College votes needed to win presidency

191 Solid Clinton
10 Leaning to Clinton
146 Swing states
48 Leaning to Trump
143 Solid Trump

Current polling average*
CLINTON
TRUMP

1. Florida: 29 electoral votes.
2012:  Barack Obama beat
Mitt Romney by just 0.9%
44.8%     44.05%    0.8% difference


2 Pennsylvania: 20 electoral votes.
Voted Democrat in last four elections.
2012: Obama won state by 5.2%
47.2%     39.0%

3. Ohio: 18 electoral votes.
2012: Democrat win by 2.98%
42.8%     44.2%    1.4%

4. Michigan:
16 electoral votes.
2012: Democrat win by 9.5%
43.0%     36.4%

5. North Carolina: 15 electoral votes.
2012: Democrat win by  2.04%5
44.6%     43.2%   1.4%

Virginia:
13 votes
46.8%      37.8%

Nevada: 6 electoral votes
43.8%       42.4%

Colorado: 9 electoral votes
46.0%       35.0%

Iowa: 6 electoral votes
40.6%       42.0%

New Hampshire: 
4 electoral votes
43.6%       36.4%

Wisconsin: 10 electoral votes
45.2%       38.8%


*Politico’s battleground states polling average

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