What is Swing (politics)?
When people talk about [[Election|elections]], or [[votes]], they use the term '''swing''', to say how much a result changed, compared to the last vote or election. Very often, a swing is done based on the [[Political party|party]], and not the candidate. The candidates of a party may change between elections. Usually, the results are published as graphics, to say so many voters that used to elect a candidate from one party now pick a candidate from another. When electing an [[US president]], there are states, that only have a few votes, but where these few votes often change the result. These are known as [[Swing state|swing states]]. [[Category:Political science]] [[Category:Voting]] {{politics-stub}}