{"id":2357563,"date":"2024-10-21T14:10:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turnout-tracker-where-millions-of-early-ballots-have-been-cast-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:12:59","slug":"turnout-tracker-where-millions-of-early-ballots-have-been-cast-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turnout-tracker-where-millions-of-early-ballots-have-been-cast-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnout tracker: Where millions of early ballots have been cast &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturnout-tracker-where-millions-of-early-ballots-have-been-cast-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2063 discusses \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-liberals-dumping-massive-amounts-of-money-into-georgia-senate-runoffs\/\" title=\"Hollywood Liberals Dumping Massive Amounts Of Money Into Georgia Senate Runoffs\">early voting<\/a> trends in the 2024 elections, reporting that nearly 15 million ballots have already been cast\u200d across the United States. The data includes both in-person and mail-in ballots, \u2064with about 57 million requests for\u2064 mail-in votes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-predicts-2024-field-will-narrow-more-following-mike-pence-exit\/\" title=\"Chris Christie expects 2024 field to shrink further after Mike Pence&#039;s departure.\">competitive presidential race<\/a> between Vice President Kamala Harris and former \u2062President Donald Trump is contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-deflects-blame-for-mcauliffe-loss-says-he-cant-stop-republican-turnout\/\" title=\"Biden Deflects Blame For McAuliffe Loss, Says He Can\u2019t Stop Republican Turnout\">high voter turnout<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Key statistics reveal that, among states reporting\u200b party affiliation, Democrats account\u200d for 46.3% of early ballots, while Republicans make \u2062up 32.5%. Demographic information\u2062 shows that voters over 65 constitute a significant\u2063 portion of early voters across several states. For instance, in Pennsylvania, Democrats dominate early voting\u2062 at\u200d a ratio of roughly\u2064 2 to 1 against\u2063 Republicans, while in Georgia, the demographics reflect a majority white\u2063 voter base. <\/p>\n<p>The article highlights early voting participation in \u2062battleground states, such \u2062as Pennsylvania, Georgia,\u200c and North Carolina, \u2064emphasizing the evolving landscape of voter \u2062engagement as the elections approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Turnout tracker: Where ballots have been cast early in the 2024 elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1760070\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Nearly 15 million ballots have been cast nationwide in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"year&rsquo;s elections\">year&rsquo;s elections<\/a>, even as candidates up and down the ballot work to win over undecided voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Those statistics include in-person early votes and returned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3189720\/election-2024-mail-in-voting-ballot-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"mail-in ballots\">mail-in ballots<\/a>, with almost 57 million ballots requested by <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mail-in-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"mail\">mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The neck-and-neck race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is driving a high general election turnout, but control over Congress also hangs in the balance as House Republicans and Senate Democrats look to defend their respective majorities.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s where early voting trends stood in battleground states as of Monday using data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-take-on-foreign-dark-money-groups-that-meddle-in-u-s-elections\/\" title=\"House Republicans combat foreign dark money groups meddling in U.S. elections.\">state election offices<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/election.lab.ufl.edu\/early-vote\/2024-early-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>University of Florida&rsquo;s Election Lab<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.l2-data.com\/earlyreturn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>L2&rsquo;s Early Return Dashboard<\/a>, and the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/early-vote-tracker-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationwide<\/h2>\n<p>Only about half of states report party registration data for those who have cast early ballots, and far fewer report demographics, such as age, gender, and race.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145190\/how-to-vote-dates-deadlines-know-about-before-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VOTER REGISTRATION AND EARLY VOTING: KEY DATES AND DEADLINES IN THE 2024 ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of 7.3 million ballots in states reporting party affiliation, Democrats accounted for 46.3% of ballots, Republicans were 32.5%, and none or a minor party were 21.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 5.5 million ballots in states reporting age, 5.2% were 18-25 years old, 10.8% were 26-40, 34.8% were 41-65, and 49.3% were over 65.<\/p>\n<p>About 54% of the 4.9 million ballots cast in states reporting gender were female, 44% were male, and 1.5% were unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Only three states, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, report race and Hispanic ethnicity data for early votes. In the trio of states, 64% were white, 24% black, 2.1% Hispanic, 1.7% Asian American, 0.4% Native American, and 7.7% other or unknown.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n<p>About 919,000 voters have cast early ballots in Pennsylvania. Democrats outweigh Republicans roughly 2 to 1, accounting for 63% of early votes compared to 27.6% from those registered with the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Voters over 65 account for 54.4%, those aged 41-65 were 29.3%, 26-40 were 11.1%, and 18-25 were 5.2%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia early votes total more than 1.4 million. More than 44% were aged 41-65, 37% were over 65, 12.8% were 26-40, and 6% were 18-25. More than half, 55%, were female, with 44.4% male and 0.6% unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Most voters, 58.6%, were white, compared to 27.6% black, 2.4% Hispanic, 2.2% Asian American, 0.4% Native American, and 8.8% other or unknown.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>North Carolina has seen a little more than 1 million ballots cast, 35.3% of which were Democratic, 33.25% were Republican, and 31.5% were none or a minor party.<\/p>\n<p>Those aged 41-65 accounted for the most with 41.2%, followed by 40.1% over 65, 12.2% for 26-40, and 6.55% for 18-25. Females were 51.6%, males 42.7%, and unknown 5.7%. Almost 70% were white, 18.5% black, 2.2% Hispanic, 1.5% Asian American, 0.5% Native American, and 7.4% other or unknown.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michigan<\/h2>\n<p>More than 1 million ballots have been cast in the Great Lakes State.<\/p>\n<p>Women were 56.2%, males 43.6%, and 0.2% unknown. More than 60% were over 65, 28.6% were 41-65, 7.8% were 26-40, and 3.4% were 18-25.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ohio<\/h2>\n<p>Just over 668,000 ballots have been cast in Ohio. Of the 1.07 million requested mail-in ballots, about 235,000 were returned. Additional data are not available.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nevada<\/h2>\n<p>Early votes in Nevada total just under 188,000, including 38.4% Democratic, 36.9% Republican, and 24.7% none or a minor party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arizona<\/h2>\n<p>Total early votes in Arizona are just shy of 400,000. Democrats account for 35.6%, Republicans 43.2%, and 21.2% none or a minor party.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wisconsin<\/h2>\n<p>Approximately 305,000 ballots have been cast in Wisconsin. 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