Swing Shift voters, a group of swing voters in swing states who NPR is routinely speaking with through the next several months. Clockwise from top left: Lee from Nevada, Michelle from Michigan, Wally from Georgia, Jason from North Carolina, Evan from Wisconsin, Gerald from Georgia, Colleen, John and Theresa from Pennsylvania. Illustrations by Tara Anand hide caption
May 28, 2026 • As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agree it has an impact on their personal finances.
Wally and Gerald are two Black men who voted for Trump but have different views on Trump's performance. Illustrations by Tara Anand hide caption
May 19, 2026 • Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.
Voters Lee, Wally, Theresa, and Gerald. Tara Anand for NPR hide caption
November 3, 2026 • One last check in with the Swing Shift voters before Election Day. All of them voted for President Trump. Now, they're rating his presidency and deciding who to support when he's not on the ballot.
From left, illustrated portraits of Pennsylvania swing voters Stephen, Colleen and John. Illustrations by Tara Anand for NPR hide caption
September 3, 2026 • As the midterm election looms, three swing voters in Pennsylvania tell NPR what affordability means to them in the latest installment of NPR's Swing Shift.
July 19, 2026 • What did some swing state voters think of President Trump's primetime speech on elections?
In NPR's ongoing Swing Shift series, voters share how they view America's future. Illustrations by Tara Anand hide caption
July 4, 2026 • As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to "excited" and "cautiously optimistic."
