Americans believe that whoever wins Pennsylvania will be the next president. What is the importance of Pennsylvania in the elections? Why is the winner considered the winner of the entire election? Who did Pennsylvania vote for in the previous elections?
Pennsylvania’s population is approximately 13 million people, and it has the largest number of Electoral College votes among the swing states, with 19 votes out of a total of 270 votes needed for a candidate to win.
The state is described as a microcosm of the United States, as it combines rural areas, major cities, and industrial clusters and is inhabited by Americans of diverse races and groups, in addition to a large concentration of Jewish Americans whose votes are important in deciding the final race.