Seven battleground stateswhich could go either to the Democrats or to the Republicans, hold the keys to the presidency in the 2024 election as voters make their choice between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Both Harris and Trump have made repeated visits to these competitive states, where CBS News poll shows that the candidates were practically bound in the period leading up to election day.

List of battleground states to watch in the 2024 presidential election

CBS News sees these as the battleground states in the 2024 presidential election:

• Arizona
• Georgia
• Michigan
• Nevada
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Wisconsin

Arizona he has 11 electoral votes and his polls close at 9:00 PM ET on Election Day. Trump won Arizona in 2016, but then lost it to President Biden in 2020.

Georgia has 16 electoral votes and polls close at 7:00 PM ET. Trump won the state in 2016, but in 2020, Mr. Biden beat him by less than 12,000 votes—the first time a Democratic candidate had won the state since Bill Clinton in 1992. Allegations that trump card and more than a dozen allies employed in a criminal conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results are now at the center of a electoral interference case in Fulton County; Trump denies wrongdoing.

of Michigan 15 electoral votes went to Trump in 2016 after nearly three decades of Democratic support for the presidency. The state flipped in 2020, with Mr. Biden taking the win. Michigan is part of the so-called “blue wall” of Midwestern states considered crucial for Democrats. Rep. Debbie Dingell recently said she believes her state will remain competitive until the last vote is counted on Election Day. The first polls in Michigan close at 8:00 PM ET, but some are in a different time zone and close at 9:00 PM ET.

Nevada he has voted Democratic for the last four presidential elections. With six electoral votes, Nevada has the lowest total of the seven presidential battleground states. Polls close statewide at 10pm ET.

North Carolina still facing the devastator result of Hurricane Helene. Both candidates have visited since the storm. Democrats have won the state’s 16 electoral votes only twice since 1968, most recently in 2008, when voters supported Barack Obama. Trump beat Mr. Biden in the state in 2020 by just over 1 point and also beat Hillary Clinton in the state in 2016. Polls in North Carolina close at 7:30 pm ET.

Pennsylvaniawith his 19 electoral votes, it is a critical battleground for Harris and Trump. Mr. Biden carried the state in 2020, while Trump won there in 2016. Harris and Trump visited the state at least 20 times each in the months leading up to the election. Polls in Pennsylvania close at 8:00 PM ET.

Wisconsin voters supported Democrats for decades until 2016, when Trump flipped the state and secured his 10 electoral votes. Voters returned in 2020, when Mr. Biden won the state. The state was decided by less than 1% in the last two elections. Polls in Wisconsin close at 9:00 PM ET.

The latest poll from the battleground states

CBS News Follow the battlefield provides the latest estimates of support for Harris and Trump in these states as the 2024 campaign draws to a close. Estimates are based on CBS News/YouGov polling and analysis.

The findings below also include Nebraska’s competitive 2nd Congressional District; Nebraska it is one of two states, along with Maine, that allow electoral votes to be split.

What is a battlefield, technically?

A battleground state — sometimes known as a swing state — has a population of voters who are nearly evenly divided politically heading into the election. While many states vote fairly consistently for either the Democrats or the Republicans, both parties see a chance to win the battlegrounds and invest a huge amount of money and time into campaigning in these states.

How have battleground states changed over the years?

Here’s who voters in battleground states supported in past elections:

Arizona:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Mitt Romney (Republican)
• 2008: John McCain (Republican)
• 2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
• 2000: George W. Bush (Republican)

Georgia:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Mitt Romney (Republican)
• 2008: John McCain (Republican)
• 2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
• 2000: George W. Bush (Republican)

Michigan:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2004: John Kerry (Democrat)
• 2000: Al Gore (Democrat)

Nevada:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Hillary Clinton (Democrat)
• 2012: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
• 2000: George W. Bush (Republican)

North Carolina:

• 2020: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Mitt Romney (Republican)
• 2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
• 2000: George W. Bush (Republican)

Pennsylvania:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2004: John Kerry (Democrat)
• 2000: Al Gore (Democrat)

Wisconsin:

• 2020: Joe Biden (Democrat)
• 2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
• 2012: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
• 2004: John Kerry (Democrat)
• 2000: Al Gore (Democrat)