JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id='menu'>
<input type="radio" id="swing" name="swing_type" value="Swing" /><label for="swing"> Swing</label><br />
<input type="radio" id="slide" name="swing_type" value="Slide" /><label for="slide"> Slide</label>
</div>
JavaScript
var selected_options = new Object();
selected_options['swing_type'] = 'Slide';
var x;
for (x in selected_options){
jQuery("#menu input[name="+ x +"][value="+ selected_options[x] +"]").attr('checked', 'checked');
}