As for the American vote in the US election, the first results have started coming, and it seems to be heading towards a photo finish. Results of Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, Nevada, and Iowa will decide the fate of President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden.
Some places matter more than others when it comes to predicting the outcome of the 2020 election.
In Indiana, Vigo County has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election for more than 60 years.
And a poll released in the last days of the election showed that everything was still in play. An Emerson College poll released on November 1 found Democratic and Republican candidates for the presidency at 48 percent.
Trump won Vigo County by 14 points in 2016, but voters supported President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Since 1888, Vigo County voters have supported the victorious presidential candidate on all but two occasions.
In 1908 and 1952, the voters there defined the national outcome. However, since then, it is a reliable indicator of national outcome.
While this time, Indiana is Mike Pence's home state and the new Supreme Court judge Amy Connie Barrett's home state, the county may have more inclination to vote red.
Over 100 million voters have already exercised their franchise. According to US Elections Project, 101,167,740 people in the United States have voted already with 35,923,053 in-person votes and 65,244,687 mail-in ballots.
In California, over 12 million votes have cast their ballot with over 9 million in Texas who have exercised their democratic right even as President Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden meet with last-minute voters.
Vigo County, Indiana has only had two misses since 1888, in 1908 and 1952.
It has 64 years of experience in calling the election.
From 1960 to 2004, Vigo County had been within 3 percent of the national presidential vote every election. pic.twitter.com/A3xHjYg8de
— Metro (@MetroUK) November 4, 2020
The Swing States
The US presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing to either President Donald Trump, a Republican, or Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
These states will play a critical role in delivering the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Due to a surge in mail voting amid the coronavirus pandemic - as well as the states' varying rules for when ballots can be counted - the results may not be known on Tuesday's Election Day. These include Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, Nevada, and Iowa.