Battleground states to watch in 2024 About 240 million people are eligible to vote in this year’s U.S. election, but just a few thousand votes in key swing states are likely to decide who becomes the next president NV AZ WI MI PA NC GA ARIZONA Pop: 7.4 million Electoral college votes: 11 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 91,000 2020 winner Biden by 10,000 GEORGIA Pop: 11 million Electoral college votes: 16 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 211,000 2020 winner Biden by 12,000 MICHIGAN Pop: 10 million Electoral college votes: 15 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 11,000 2020 winner Biden by 154,000 NEVADA Pop: 3.2 million Electoral college votes: 6 of 538 2016 winner Clinton by 27,000 2020 winner Biden by 34,000 NORTH CAROLINA Pop: 10.8m Electoral college votes: 16 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 173,000 2020 winner Trump by 74,000 PENNSYLVANIA Pop: 13m Electoral college votes: 19 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 44,000 2020 winner Biden by 81,000 WISCONSIN Pop: 5.9m Electoral college votes: 10 of 538 2016 winner Trump by 23,000 2020 winner Biden by 21,000 Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC) Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS