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Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
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Several U.S. states have recorded record numbers of early voters in the midterm elections, with Democrats showing particularly strong turnout. A new poll also finds that a larger share of voters intend to back Democratic candidates in their districts.
1. People are voting early in record numbers
In North Carolina, residents broke the record for most ballots cast during early voting for a midterm election, according to WRAL. And turnout was particularly strong among Democrats.
More than 1 million Democrats have already voted, compared with 679,000 Republicans.
In Texas 7.6 million citizens voted early, a record number for a midterm election. And in South Carolina, almost 1 million people voted early, also a record number for a midterm.
Same goes for Georgia, where more than 2.8 million people voted early, a 13% increase over the 2022 midterms, which saw a record number of early voters, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In Maine, Kansas, Michigan early voter turnout was also up more than 30% over the 2022 midterms, according to the Associated Press.
3. More support for Democrats over Republicans
Fifty-two percent of voters said they would support the Democratic congressional candidate in their district while only 44% of people said they would support the Republican, according to a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
“Even for steadfast Republican voters, they look at the state of the economy, for example, and say that they’re not too enthusiastic about voting,” Bernard Fraga, a political science professor at Emory University, told Time. “Reading the trends, it’s clear that Democrats are enthusiastic and mobilized to a much greater degree than even the Republican voters.”
In North Carolina, residents broke the record for most ballots cast during early voting for a midterm election, according to WRAL. And turnout was particularly strong among Democrats.
More than 1 million Democrats have already voted, compared with 679,000 Republicans.
In Texas 7.6 million citizens voted early, a record number for a midterm election. And in South Carolina, almost 1 million people voted early, also a record number for a midterm.
Same goes for Georgia, where more than 2.8 million people voted early, a 13% increase over the 2022 midterms, which saw a record number of early voters, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In Maine, Kansas, Michigan early voter turnout was also up more than 30% over the 2022 midterms, according to the Associated Press.
3. More support for Democrats over Republicans
Fifty-two percent of voters said they would support the Democratic congressional candidate in their district while only 44% of people said they would support the Republican, according to a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
“Even for steadfast Republican voters, they look at the state of the economy, for example, and say that they’re not too enthusiastic about voting,” Bernard Fraga, a political science professor at Emory University, told Time. “Reading the trends, it’s clear that Democrats are enthusiastic and mobilized to a much greater degree than even the Republican voters.”
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Source: The Guardian US
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