United States | Midterm maths

How to spot a swing voter

The average swing voter this year is a young Hispanic male without a college education

TOPSHOT - A woman and her children vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections at the Fairfax County bus garage in Lorton, Virginia on November 6, 2018. - Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of Donald Trump's controversial presidency, with control of Congress at stake.About three quarters of the 50 states in the east and center of the country were already voting as polls began opening at 6:00 am (1100 GMT) for the day-long ballot. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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