Why is virgina a battleground state and how many electorial colleg votes do they get
It has a Democratic Governor and a Republican Lieutenant Governor and at the state level a Democratic Senate and a Republican House. Both US Senators are democrats and the US House delegates are divided six to five in favor of the democrats. Call it a swing state but it is still a conservative southern state.
Neither, Ohio is considered a swing state when it comes to political elections.
Iowa is a called a "Swing State" (aka Battle Ground State) because no single candidate or party has overwhelming support in securing that state's electoral collegevotes. Iowa (along with Ohio) is considered neither a Red State or a Blue State, but a Purple State.
New Jersey has been considered a swing state in the past, with exception to the 2012 presidential election (the difference between support for Obama and Romney was too big for it to be considered a swing state). But even though it is a battleground state, since 1992, New Jersey has voted Democratic in every presidential election.
Colorado is considered a purple state. This is because it is a swing state and has gone Democratic and Republican. The state has not overwhelming majority for either party. vote for democrates
Florida and Ohio were the most important battleground or swing states in 2012. Others include Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin ,New Hampshire and maybe Pennsylvania.
Generally speaking, YES, Iowa is a swing-state.
Ohio is considered a "battleground state". This means that Ohio can swing democrat or republican depending on the actual candidates and issues.
a state where there is not a clear majority
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