Nearly 70 million Americans voted for president 4
The University of Florida’s American Elections Project said on October 27 that as of the afternoon of the same day, about 69.5 million Americans had voted early, equivalent to 50.4% of the total votes counted in the fourth election.
In the 2016 election, only 47.2 million people voted early.
Director of the American Elections Project, professor Michael McDonald, said this is good news.
`There are many concerns about the ability of officials to conduct an election during a pandemic. Not only are people voting, but they are voting over a longer period of time, thereby spreading
American voters voted early in person at the polling station in Los Angeles, California on October 25.
Democrats still lead Republicans in voting by mail, but Republicans have surpassed Democrats in in-person votes.
Republicans are hoping strong turnout can help them offset Democrats’ advantage in mail-in voting.
`There are still some contests in early in-person voting, but time is running out, so Republicans will need to rely heavily on Election Day voting, which has traditionally been a strong voting day for
Texas continues to lead all early voting with a whopping 7.8 million votes as of the morning of October 27, equivalent to 86.9% of the state’s total voter turnout in 2016. During the election
The state is not reporting partisan votes at this stage, but polls suggest the state, which is a Republican stronghold, could be a battleground state this year.
The battleground state of Florida also saw high levels of voting.
In North Carolina, more voters are voting in person than by mail.
Young voters will be a group that can exert an important influence.
The rush of Americans to vote early makes experts predict that this year’s election will attract about 150 million voters, an unprecedented high, accounting for 65% of the total number of eligible voters, the highest rate.
