Polls indicate a landslide win for Trump – additional states trending red since 2020

Though Trump’s leads in the battleground states are narrow, the polls underscore alarm about Biden’s support. Even small gaps could make a big impact, as presidential elections have in recent cycles increasingly trended toward close races decided by just a handful of states. Candidates need 270 electoral votes to win. Biden won in 2020 with 306; Trump won in 2016 with 304; former won in 2012 with 332 and in 2008 with 365, winning states like Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio in the process. But Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Florida have become more solidly red in the last two presidential races, leaving fewer states up for grabs and potentially turning a close race into a true landslide.