{"id":2364367,"date":"2024-11-05T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/early-voting-concludes-with-turnout-down-in-the-united-states-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:48:37","slug":"early-voting-concludes-with-turnout-down-in-the-united-states-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/early-voting-concludes-with-turnout-down-in-the-united-states-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Early voting concludes with turnout down in the United States &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fearly-voting-concludes-with-turnout-down-in-the-united-states-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=2364367&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 discusses the conclusion of\u200d early voting in the United States, noting that turnout has declined compared to the 2020 election. Despite\u2062 a surge in absentee and early voting during \u2063the pandemic, this year&#8217;s early voting has\u2062 not \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reached expected \u200clevels prior<\/a> to Election Day. Data \u200cindicates that approximately 82 million votes have been cast early, a significant\u200d drop from the 101 million in 2020. While \u2064overall turnout may not\u2064 be down, there appears to\u2064 be a shift back \u2062to voting on Election Day,\u200d with certain states like West Virginia, Delaware, and Michigan showing increased early voting compared to 2020. Notably, \u200bRepublicans have generally outpaced their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-republicans-jump-to-in-person-early-voting-lead-model-shows\/\" title=\"VA Republicans Jump to In-Person Early Voting Lead, Model Shows\">early voting numbers<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-group-emilys-list-threatens-to-pull-endorsement-of-sinema-if-she-keeps-supporting-filibuster\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Group EMILY\u2019s List Threatens To Pull Endorsement Of Sinema If She Keeps Supporting Filibuster\">previous election cycle<\/a>, as per former President Donald Trump\u2019s advocacy for early and absentee voting.  <\/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 td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\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 td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Early voting concludes with turnout down in the United States<\/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_1870632\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As millions go to cast their ballots on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Election Day<\/a>, early voting results have been largely down from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2020 election.\">2020 election.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While 2020 saw a surge of absentee and early voting due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"COVID-19 pandemic,\">COVID-19 pandemic,<\/a> an expected enhanced turnout for 2024 hasn&rsquo;t been able to surpass the last election cycle in voting before Election Day, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/early-vote-tracker-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voter data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While this likely isn&rsquo;t indicative of overall turnout being down, it does indicate the country could be flocking back to Election Day voting. But some states have stepped up their early voting game.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Michigan, and South Carolina definitively passed their 2020 election early voting thresholds, but all stayed under 50% total turnout. West Virginia had one of the more stunning totals, more than doubling its 2020 early voting totals as Republicans have embraced early voting.<\/p>\n<p>About 82 million votes have been cast in early voting, while about 101 million votes were cast in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan and Georgia are the only swing states so far to meet or exceed their 2020 early vote count. The rest have all run behind, though states such as North Carolina and Georgia have exceeded 50% of their 2020 vote count in early voting.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to party registration in early voting, Republicans have generally exceeded their 2020 numbers in most parts of the country. Former President Donald Trump has emphasized early and absentee voting much more than in 2020, and it has shown among his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>While Republican or Democratic registration numbers in early voting don&rsquo;t necessarily mean votes for Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris, it could mean a candidate has a slight edge.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats lead narrowly across all of early voting, but they have faltered in the battleground states. Republicans lead Democrats in Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, while Democrats lead in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Michigan is a tie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign has been encouraged by what it has seen in early voting, citing that urban turnout, typically Democratic, is down in many swing states, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexsalvinews\/status\/1853510949199622224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">memo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcACaputo\/status\/1853494060188664014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">countered<\/a> that the higher-propensity Republican voters have already turned out in the early vote when they otherwise would&rsquo;ve voted on Election Day, which is historically a much redder voting day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870632\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870632\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early voting ends with lower turnout in the U.S. compared to 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2364370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23348723098120-1024x668.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[25322,44390,33358,32076],"class_list":["post-2364367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-early-voting","tag-united-states-elections","tag-voter-turnout","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23348723098120-1024x668.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364367"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364372,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364367\/revisions\/2364372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}