swing state

noun

A state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

Similar
battleground statepurple state
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Meanings

nounswing state (plural swing states)

plural swing states

  1. USgovernmentA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

    Synonyms: battleground state, purple state

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

Similar
battleground statepurple state
Also see
battleground state

Translations

Arabic وِلَايَة مُتَأَرْجِحَة
  • وِلَايَة مُتَأَرْجِحَة (wilāya mutaʔarjiḥa)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Chinese Mandarin 搖擺州 /摇摆州
  • 搖擺州 /摇摆州 (yáobǎizhōu)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Danish svingstat
  • svingstata state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Finnish vaa’ankieliosavaltio
  • vaa’ankieliosavaltioa state which may vote Democratic or Republican
French État-charnière
  • État-charnièrea state which may vote Democratic or Republican
German Swing State
  • Swing Statea state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Hebrew מדינה מתנדנדת
  • מדינה מתנדנדת (m'diná mitnadnédet)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Hungarian billegő/kétesélyes/bizonytalan/ingadozó állam, csatatérállam
  • billegő/kétesélyes/bizonytalan/ingadozó állama state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • csatatérállama state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • hintaállama state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Japanese スイング・ステート
  • スイング・ステート (suingu-sutēto)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Korean 스윙 스테이트
  • 스윙 스테이트 (seuwing seuteiteu)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Norwegian Bokmål vippestat
  • vippestata state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Polish niezdecydowany stan
  • niezdecydowany stana state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Portuguese estado-pêndulo, estado roxo
  • estado-pênduloa state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • estado roxoa state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Russian коле́блющийся штат, фиоле́товый штат
  • коле́блющийся штат (kolébljuščijsja štat)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • фиоле́товый штат (fiolétovyj štat)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Spanish estado pendular, estado bisagra
  • estado pendulara state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • estado bisagraa state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • estado pénduloa state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Swedish vågmästarstat
  • vågmästarstata state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Ukrainian хитки́й штат
  • хитки́й штат (xytkýj štat)a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Vietnamese tiểu bang dao động, bang dao động
  • tiểu bang dao độnga state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • bang dao độnga state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • tiểu bang chiến trườnga state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • bang chiến trườnga state which may vote Democratic or Republican
Cite this entry
APA

swing state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20state

MLA

“swing state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20state. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing state,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20state.

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