Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in the crucial battleground state of Georgia, the New York Times reported, with over 4,000 votes still left to count.

The former vice-president ate away at President Donald Trump’s initial lead in the southern state and is now ahead by around 1,500 votes, said the NYT tally.

Trump won Georgia by five percentage points in 2016. Georgia has not chosen a Democrat for president since Bill Clinton in 1992.

Even though winning Georgia would be a huge morale booster and a political landmark for Biden, as of now, the interim lead provides only a mathematical edge to the Democratic camp. If Georgia holds, it would block Trump from reaching 270 electoral votes, as per the New York Times.

Although, as per emerging reports from NYT, while some counties sent election workers home overnight, those in Clayton counted the ballots through the early morning. This could be slated as a possible reason that Biden has jumped into a marginal lead.

Yet, all eyes have been on Georgia, however, not just because of the short-term flip that Biden has managed. The Senate control could be up for grabs as Senator David Perdue, the Republican incumbent, has dropped below 50%, which could force a Jan. runoff.

With 16 electoral college votes, the state of Georgia had been slated as a probable swing state in the US presidential election 2020 from the very start.

Meanwhile, Georgia’s delegation in the House is split — with eight Republican and four Democratic members. Up until now, the state has been a Republican power hold for the past 20 years.

In 2016, Donald Trump won with 50.8% votes to Hillary Clinton’s 45.6% of the vote.

As Biden versus Trump race enters the climax, whether Georgia swings to the left or the right, could determine who will reign over America for the next four years.

Having trailed by a considerable margin in the ‘Keystone State’ for much of the