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More than 41 million voters have already cast early ballots; here's where
More than 41 million voters have already cast ballots, with early turnout topping 70% of 2022 levels in Texas and 58% in Georgia, officials said.
With the election five days away, more than 41 million voters have cast early ballots, representing more than a third of all votes from the 2022 election, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
About 5.6 million ballots have been cast in person, while more than 80% of all early votes were submitted by mail, according to the Facts Data Team tracking voting trends.
Georgia has seen more than two million ballots cast amid competitive Senate races, while Texas early ballots already exceed 70% of that state's 2022 turnout.
Michigan reports about 1.5 million early votes, while Ohio turnout has reached nearly 31% of 2022 levels, and Tennessee and North Carolina also show high participation rates.
Competitive Senate races in Ohio and Michigan are driving voter engagement, though the University of Florida Election Lab cautions that early voting data does not yet indicate which candidates will win.
Data from the University of Florida Electoral Laboratory indicate that between four and five million votes have been cast each day, with overall participation expected to exceed 2020.