Early voting is blowing the doors off this midterm election, but it’s unclear what that means for Tuesday
6 years, 2 months ago

Early voting is blowing the doors off this midterm election, but it’s unclear what that means for Tuesday

LA Times  

Election day is less than a week away, but more than 27 million Americans are apparently so psyched or angry or frightened or inspired or whatever drives people to the polls that they have already cast their ballots. “The numbers we’re seeing are unprecedented.” If the trend continues, he said, turnout could be the highest since 49% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 1966 midterm vote, and may even top 50%, a level of midterm voter participation that hasn’t been seen in more than a century, since the election of 1914. If, for instance, a large number of first-time voters cast early ballots, that would suggest candidates are successfully expanding the electorate by targeting less-frequent midterm voters, such as minorities and young people. In the state’s seven most competitive House races, more than 450,000 early votes have been cast, a greater number by registered Republicans than registered Democrats. Historically, we’ve seen Democrats catch up as it gets closer to election day and younger people start casting their early votes.

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Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election
2 months, 1 week ago

Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election

Hindustan Times  

Early voting trends in the US are showing a decline compared to 2020, with a significant increase in in-person voting in key battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Arizona, and North Carolina. Republicans have seen a surge in early in-person and in-mail voting, while Democrats have maintained a higher early vote share. The gender gap in early voting remains, but it is narrowing …

Millions of Americans Cast Their Votes in Early Voting Ahead of Election Day
2 months, 1 week ago

Millions of Americans Cast Their Votes in Early Voting Ahead of Election Day

The Hindu  

Millions of Americans are participating in early voting ahead of the upcoming US election. The early voting figures have drawn significantly, with over 1,40,000 votes cast on the first day in New York City. This trend reflects a shift towards more flexible voting options in future elections, with many voters opting to cast their ballots in advance of Election Day.

What early voting has told us so far about how the 2024 election will turn out
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What early voting has told us so far about how the 2024 election will turn out

The Independent  

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The state of early voting: Which party is ahead, which states have the highest numbers, and more
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The state of early voting: Which party is ahead, which states have the highest numbers, and more

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Well over 47 million early votes — 47,555,000 …

Early Voting Trends in the United States: A Portrait of Voters Before Election Day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Early Voting Trends in the United States: A Portrait of Voters Before Election Day

CNN  

With one week until Election Day, more than 43 million ballots have been cast across 47 states and the District of Columbia. Early voting trends show that voters are older, more likely to be White and more likely to be Republican than they were at this point four years ago. Across the states where Catalist has comparable data, voters ages …

Early voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Early voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits

LA Times  

After Katie Kern and her father, Robert Kern, cast their ballots for former President Trump in this suburb of Las Vegas, they said they wanted to make sure their vote was counted in the critical battleground state of Nevada so that the Republican would retake the White House. “It’s a problem,” said Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the …

Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Take Jon Ralston, the center-left leaning Nevada pundit …

Harris and Trump Deadlocked in Key Swing States, Poll Shows
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris and Trump Deadlocked in Key Swing States, Poll Shows

Al Jazeera  

In the final two weeks of the US election, the candidates are tied in polls across several battleground states, with neither candidate gaining a significant lead. Trump and Harris remain nearly deadlocked, with 47% of registered voters saying they would definitely or probably cast a ballot for Harris, while 47% said the same about Trump. The poll also shows that …

Partisan Divide on Advance Voting: A Historical Perspective on Election Day Voting
3 months, 1 week ago

Partisan Divide on Advance Voting: A Historical Perspective on Election Day Voting

Associated Press  

The article explores the rise of advance voting in the United States, highlighting its increasing popularity and political polarization. It notes that while it was a nonpartisan feature of elections for many years, the 2020 presidential election saw a significant shift, with a substantial portion of the electorate voting before Election Day. This trend has been sustained, with the share …

Campaigns are starting earlier than ever — due, in part, to early voting
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Campaigns are starting earlier than ever — due, in part, to early voting

NPR  

Campaigns are starting earlier than ever — due, in part, to early voting Not so many years ago, it was traditional for political pros to say the presidential campaign begins after Labor Day. Strategists like Mike Duncan, for example, who's worked on various campaigns, including for Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, he was pretty incensed about this idea. That's especially …

Early voting has expanded significantly, but turnout growth hasn’t kept pace, study finds
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Early voting has expanded significantly, but turnout growth hasn’t kept pace, study finds

LA Times  

A man at a ballot drop box placed at the entrance of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk. These options make California one of the easiest states to vote in, and are part of a growing trend of states expanding early voting opportunities, according to a study released Tuesday by the Center for Election Innovation & Research. The shift …

Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020
10 months, 1 week ago

Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020

Raw Story  

By Andrew Park and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune "Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. More than 200,000 fewer Texans participated in early voting during the …

Almost half of midterm voters cast ballots early or by mail
1 year, 8 months ago

Almost half of midterm voters cast ballots early or by mail

Associated Press  

Almost half of all voters in the 2022 midterm elections cast their ballots before Election Day either by mail or through early voting, with Asian and Hispanic voters leading the way, according to new data the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday. Only the 2020 presidential election, during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, had a greater share of of …

Over 40 million have cast early ballots in US midterm elections: What it means
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 40 million have cast early ballots in US midterm elections: What it means

Hindustan Times  

More than 40 million Americans have already cast early ballots ahead of midterm elections today, the US elections project said. The number of early ballots has surpassed the numbers from two years ago as US votes to elect 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate. According to the US elections project, as of Monday there …

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day
2 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day

LA Times  

James Griepsma Jr. studies his choices at a ballot marking device while voting at the office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 in Norwalk. The pandemic prompted several states in 2020 to implement universal ballot delivery or change their laws to allow for early voting or voting by mail for the first time, said …

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick
2 years, 2 months ago

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick

NPR  

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick Enlarge this image toggle caption David Becker/Getty Images David Becker/Getty Images The story of how 2020 changed voting in America has been well told by now: Whether it was 24-hour early voting sites or ramping up mail voting options, virtually every election jurisdiction in the country did …

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day

LA Times  

Judy Nguyen is frustrated that anyone with enough money or the right connections can run as a candidate in an election. “I’m just really sad,” she said, and she’s still deciding whether to cast a ballot in California’s primary election. “It’s clear from what we’re seeing that we’re going to have a low-turnout election despite the fact the state has …

NSW Mid North Coast records three-fold increase in pre-polling numbers
2 years, 8 months ago

NSW Mid North Coast records three-fold increase in pre-polling numbers

ABC  

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are skipping the "democracy sausage" and flocking to pre-polling booths to vote in the 2022 federal election, as voters combat an early voting period that is a week shorter than usual. Key points: Early voting has increased three-fold in one Mid North Coast electorate Pre-polling figures are significantly higher in Cowper, Lyne and Page compared …

Early voting starts in NY, candidates urge people to polls
3 years, 7 months ago

Early voting starts in NY, candidates urge people to polls

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Candidates in New York City’s heavily contested Democratic mayoral primary on Saturday urged people to go to the polls in the coming days as early voting kicked off. Other top contenders include 2020 presidential candidate Yang, former city sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, city Comptroller Scott Stringer and civil rights attorney Maya Wiley. “It was very easy for …

EXPLAINER: The unprecedented early voting, and what it means
4 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: The unprecedented early voting, and what it means

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An unprecedented 103.2 million people cast their ballots early in …

EXPLAINER: The unprecedented early voting, and what it means
4 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: The unprecedented early voting, and what it means

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An unprecedented 103.2 million people cast their ballots early in this year’s presidential election. A tally by The Associated Press shows the early vote in several states, including hotly-contested Texas and Arizona, exceeded the total vote of four years ago. Many states also have changed regulations to facilitate voting by mail, or at early voting polling places. Some …

Who is voting? Who is winning? Early vote only offers clues
4 years, 2 months ago

Who is voting? Who is winning? Early vote only offers clues

Associated Press  

As early voting breaks records across the U.S., political analysts and campaigns are reviewing reams of data on the voters, looking for clues to key questions: Who is voting? Registered Democrats are outpacing registered Republicans significantly — by 14 percentage points — in states that are reporting voters’ party affiliation, according to an Associated Press analysis of the early vote. …

Arizona sees massive turnout, smooth process in early voting
4 years, 2 months ago

Arizona sees massive turnout, smooth process in early voting

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Even on weekends, there’s a constant stream of cars that drive through the downtown Phoenix building where one of Maricopa County’s several secure drop boxes allow voters to return their ballots. They are among over 1.2 million voters whose ballots have already been counted this year, surpassing the overall number of early ballots cast in the 2016 general …

Trump narrows gap on Biden as early vote total exceeds 2016
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump narrows gap on Biden as early vote total exceeds 2016

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With nine days before …

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016

The Hindu  

With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. Data | U.S. presidential elections: Biden significantly ahead in opinion polls The result is a …

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage
4 years, 2 months ago

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage

Associated Press  

With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. Are you going to expect all those Republicans to stand in line for eight hours?” …

How does early voting work?
4 years, 2 months ago

How does early voting work?

Live Mint  

Q: How does early voting work? A: Many Americans have the option to cast their ballot before Election Day, either by mail or early in-person, though this isn’t true for all voters in every state. Most states, including Texas, will offer voting in-person before Election Day this fall, according to data compiled by the Associated Press. You can check your …

Florida early vote shows even split between Democrats, GOP
4 years, 2 months ago

Florida early vote shows even split between Democrats, GOP

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians cast a record number of ballots on the first day of early voting with a partisan split that emphasizes the razor-thin margin that has historically decided the state for U.S. presidents. A review of all 3 million early votes, including those mailed in, shows that 500,000 more Democrats have cast ballots in Florida so far …

Early voting: What we do and don’t know
4 years, 2 months ago

Early voting: What we do and don’t know

CNN  

CNN — The facts are overwhelming. Tons of people are voting early The total number of ballots cast so far represents almost 20% of the more than 136 million total ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election, according to CNN’s Political Unit. In 2020, weeks before Election Day and before in-person early voting has even started in many key states, …

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats
4 years, 2 months ago

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats

NPR  

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats Enlarge this image toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP Brynn Anderson/AP Early voting turnout continues to shatter records, as sky-high voter enthusiasm meets the realities of the United States' creaky machinery of democracy amid a pandemic. "Despite some of those concerns, things are going at this point reasonably well," said former Deputy Postmaster General Ronald …

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
4 years, 2 months ago

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

Associated Press  

More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. Americans’ rush to vote is leading election experts to predict that a record 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher …

‘I’m worried about everything’: Fearing their votes won’t count, Arizonans rush to cast ballots early
4 years, 3 months ago

‘I’m worried about everything’: Fearing their votes won’t count, Arizonans rush to cast ballots early

LA Times  

Emilio Alvarado typically takes his time with his ballot, weighing the candidates and propositions before mailing it in close to election day. In Arizona last Wednesday, the first day of early voting, nearly 3,000 people cast ballots in person at seven sites in Maricopa County, according to the county recorder’s office. Former Vice President Biden emphasized early voting on a …

One million Americans have already cast 2020 vote in ‘historic’ early voting surge
4 years, 3 months ago

One million Americans have already cast 2020 vote in ‘historic’ early voting surge

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than one million …

US election news: Early voting begins in four states
4 years, 3 months ago

US election news: Early voting begins in four states

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump and Joe Biden campaigned in Minnesota, which Trump lost by a slim margin in 2016. Biden released a new TV Trump tried to capitalise on his Middle East deal by touting it in a new TV 17:10 ET – Long lines at Virginia, Minnesota polling places Lines of voters stretched from polling places in Virginia and Minnesota as …

Minnesota begins early voting as candidates visit the state
4 years, 3 months ago

Minnesota begins early voting as candidates visit the state

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The battleground state of Minnesota began voting in the presidential election on Friday as polling stations opened in every county and local officials began mailing out huge piles of absentee ballots to make voting safer amid the pandemic. “Probably many times over the last four years I had thought, ‘I’m going to be the first dude in Minnesota …

Early voting means 2020 primary is already here for millions
4 years, 11 months ago

Early voting means 2020 primary is already here for millions

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Iowa caucuses are more than a week away, but millions of Americans are already free to vote. “We need supporters for Mike Bloomberg to vote early, independent of whatever is going on,” said Will Dubbs, deputy states director for Bloomberg’s campaign. Early voting opens new opportunities for people with strict work schedules or other barriers to …

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