Path to 270: The states Harris and Trump need to win

There are 50 states in the US and most of them vote for the same party – Democratic or Republican – at every election.

That leaves just a handful of states where either candidate could win. At this election there are seven.

They are known as the swing states and can be divided into two groups: the Sun Belt (Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia ) and the Rust Belt (Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania).

Across the entire US there are a total of 538 electoral college votes up for grabs and the winner will be the candidate who gets 270 or more.

In all but two states, the presidential candidate with the most individual votes from the residents there wins all the state’s electoral college votes.

Both candidates will need to win at least three swing states to get them over the line.