About 24 states say they'll send National Guard troops to DC for vote certification and inauguration

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Coincidentally, there are about 24 blue states and 26 red states. Hmmm

Separately, but from the same article, (probably in reference to state needs):

Defense officials said Monday that 10 states have activated state Guard members to assist for the election — primarily doing cybersecurity missions. The total number of troops is about 125.

In addition, nine states and the District of Columbia have put a total of about 120 Guard troops on standby, ready to deploy if needed on Tuesday or in the following days — also mostly for cyber missions and some security.

Those states are Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Officials said those numbers could change on Election Day as states reassess their needs.