Six swing states set to decide the US election

Our list of swing states closely matches the list of places in which Trump-backed Republican officials tried to thwart Mr Biden’s win in the 2020 election. In Georgia, alleged election interference has landed Mr Trump in one of his four criminal cases.

He and 18 others are accused of conspiring to overturn his narrow defeat to Mr Biden in the state. He denies any wrongdoing, and the case looks increasingly unlikely to be heard in court before the election.

At any rate, it remains to be seen whether Mr Trump’s legal headaches will harm him at the ballot box. We may find out soon, now that his hush-money trial has ended with a guilty verdict.

At 33%, Georgia has one of the country’s highest proportions of African-Americans in its population, and it is believed that this demographic was instrumental in Mr Biden flipping the state in 2020. However, disillusionment has been reported among America’s black voters, with some saying not enough has been done to combat racial injustice or deliver on the economy.