10月24日，纽约早期投票首日，民众投下选票。Ryan Murphy/AFP via Getty Images 编者注：本专题的音频将很快发布。每次选举，都有一小部分关键选民帮助决定哪位候选人获胜。这些选民在两党之间摇摆——即罕见的摇摆选民。
People cast ballots on the first day of early voting in New York on Oct. 24. Ryan Murphy/AFP via Getty Images Editor's note: Audio for this special will be posted soon. Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. These are voters who bounce from one side to the other — the rare swing voters.
整个2026年，NPR一直处于前排位置，聆听这些人的想法，倾听不同摇摆州的选民反思特朗普总统、他们关心的政治议题，以及未来可能投票给谁。
And all throughout 2026, NPR has had a front-row seat to how these folks think, listening in as voters in different swing states reflect on President Trump, the political issues that matter to them, and who they might vote for going forward.
在本案例中，这些选民2020年支持乔·拜登，随后在2024年转而支持特朗普。
In this case, these voters supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then swung to backing Trump in 2024.
他们全都参与了“摇摆选民项目”，该项目每月举办在线焦点小组。由信息传播公司Engagious和市场研究招募公司Nelson Recruiting运营，NPR是该项目的合作伙伴。
They all participated in the Swing Voter Project which hosts online focus groups every month. They are run by messaging firm Engagious and market research recruiting firm Nelson Recruiting NPR is a partner on the project.
就在选举日前夕，我们从今年摇摆选民身上学到了什么？以下是五大收获：这些从拜登转投特朗普的选民迅速对总统感到失望 选民能直接将特朗普的决策与他们对经济的感受联系起来 民主党也并不受欢迎！
So just ahead of Election Day, what have we learned from swing voters this year? Here are five takeaways: These Biden-to-Trump voters quickly soured on the president Voters are able to draw a direct line from Trump's decisions to their feelings about the economy It's not like Democrats are popular either!
左翼和右翼选民在支持经济民粹主义上似乎出现了趋同 广泛担忧人工智能和数据中心的扩张 点击上方音频播放器，收听关于这些收获和选民的长达一小时的专题讨论。
There appears to be a convergence among voters on the left and right in support of economic populism There's broad concern about artificial intelligence and the proliferation of data centers Click the audio player above to listen to a special, hour-long discussion about these takeaways and the voters.
本专题——“摇摆选民与重要议题”——由Ben Swasey编辑，Lexie Schapitl制作。
This special — "Swing voters and the issues that matter" — was edited by Ben Swasey and produced by Lexie Schapitl.