Over 59 million Americans cast ballot during early voting
More than 59 million Americans have cast a ballot during early voting, federal data shows. It's a solid turnout but not as high as four years ago, when Americans turned out in record numbers to vote early and through the mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over a third of North Carolina's registered voters have already cast ballots in the 2024 election, according to the state's board of election. Approximately 3,102,000 ballots had been cast through Sunday, according to North Carolina state data. That accounts for about 40% of the state's eligible approximately 7,793,000 registered voters.
Of those votes, about 2,936,000 were cast in-person during early voting and about 166,000 were absentee ballots, according to the state. About 37% of the state's approximately 448,000 requested absentee ballots have been returned.
Data shows 33% of registered Democrats and 34% of registered Republicans have already cast their ballots in the Tar Heel State.
Most of the voters are over 50 and many of them are women.
"Every election, there’s always some percentage of voters who identify as Republican or Democrat, but they flip to vote for the other party," Chase Meyer, University of South Carolina political science professor, said. "Is that going to be a small percentage or a large percentage? We don’t know yet.” #Politics #News #Election
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