With just 26 days until the US goes to the polls, the media is abuzz with talk of the televised debates, and battleground states are in the spotlight.

Of the 50 states across the US some 80 per cent have voted for the same party since 2000. Be it tradition or demographics, these are committed vote banks that will stick red or blue.

Over a lengthy, polarising campaign both parties have sold their policy pledges to these committed voters.

Now, as we enter the final sprint, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are focused on what are known as ‘swing states’ - such as Ohio and Florida - that can make or break a US election.

The Telegraph has assembled a panel of five voters across key swing states to give readers an insight into just what Americans in these areas are concerned about.