Live results of swing states nationwide

( NewsNation ) — Seven pivotal states are being closely watched on Tuesday as these could deliver either presidential candidate the final Electoral College votes needed to secure a victory. See the results of the presidential race in all 50 states here .

Swing states, sometimes referred to as battleground states , are a critical part of a presidential candidate's path to 270 electoral votes.

This year these states are: Arizona , Georgia , Michigan , Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have been neck-and-neck in nearly all major swing state polls, leading both to blitz the highly contested states in their final days of campaigning.

Swing states are typically up for grabs for both parties' candidates, changing election cycle to cycle, and often have the ability to sway the outcome of the election .

To win the presidency, a candidate must get 270 electoral votes of the available 538.

In 48 states along with Washington, D.C. the winning candidate gets all the electoral votes allocated to that state, but in Maine and Nebraska, electors are assigned using a proportional system.

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NewsNation's Anna Kutz and Cassie Buchman contributed to this story.