Battleground states. Just a handful of states that will decide the race to the White House between US President Donald Trump and Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden. What does November 3 encompass, no one knows, but the importance and magnanimity of a swing state are all that there is to fight for. Albeit in the 2016 elections Iowa tilted towards Republic by voting for Donald Trump, this year, things seem bleak for Trump. His speech in Iowa talks about the defensive technique he is using in order to sway the votes.

But why is Iowa important?

Little in size but has the power of dynamite. Because in the past, the state has played an ‘outsized role in America’s presidential primaries’, reported the Economist.

Iowa matters because its primary – the election when Democrats and Republicans select their presidential candidates – comes first in the election cycle because it can propel their campaigns forward. According to Economist, ‘every Democratic primary candidate who has won Iowa since 2000 has gone on to become the party’s nominee for president.’

Per an AFP report that quoted RealClearPolitics (RCP), Trump trails by a slim margin in Iowa.

Trump won easily in Iowa four years ago, beating Hillary Clinton by nearly 10 points, but the race appears close this time in the midwestern farming state. According to RCP data, Biden leads Trumps by 1.2 points.

According to polling data on FiveThirtyEight, data shows Biden gaining traction towards the second half of October and enjoying a slender lead against his opponent. While Trump is standing at 46.6 %, Biden is ahead with 47.5%.

*FiveThirtyEight has collated data from different polling data aggregators.