Seven states are set to decide the next president, a dynamic that’s illustrated by the candidates’ travel schedules in the final months of the race.
While there have been some detours — former President Donald Trump is set to rally in deep-blue New York City on Sunday while Vice President Kamala Harris will head to the GOP stronghold of Texas on Friday — the campaigns have otherwise largely stuck to their well-worn battleground paths ahead of an election polls suggest is exceedingly close.
NBC News compiled all the public campaign stops Harris and Trump, along with running mates Tim Walz and JD Vance, have made in the seven core swing states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — since the end of the Republican National Convention in July.
See where they’ve been (data is current through Oct. 23):
Republicans are aiming to bring Arizona back into their column after Joe Biden became the first Democrat to carry the state at the presidential level in 24 years. Trump and Vance have visited 10 times compared to 9 stops for Harris and Walz.
Similarly, Republicans hope to take back Georgia after Biden won it for Democrats for the first time in 28 years. Trump and Vance have traveled to the state 10 times while Harris and Walz have been there 8 times.
Michigan, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, is one of the three so-called blue wall states Trump flipped in 2016 that Democrats need to keep in their corner. Trump and Vance have stopped there 17 times versus 15 for Harris and Walz.
Nevada offers the fewest electoral votes (6) of the states on this list, which is reflected by the candidates’ travel schedules. The Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance tickets have each visited a total of six times.
Democrats haven’t carried North Carolina since 2008, but they’re optimistic about their chances and have forced Republicans to play defense. Trump and Vance have stepped foot in the state 12 times while Harris and Walz have been there 9 times.
Pennsylvania could end up as the tipping point state this cycle — and both campaigns are acting accordingly. The candidates have made a total of 50 trips, split evenly between the Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance tickets, more than any other state.
Wisconsin has been one of the most evenly divided states in recent cycles, seeing 12 visits from each of the Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance tickets.
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