More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
Record number of early votes cast, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states which collect that information There has been a surge of early voting for the US midterm elections, with millions more Americans going to the polls compared with the last such election amid a series of tight contests that will determine control of Congress. More than 50.5m early votes have been cast across the US…
Record numbers of early votes have been cast in the US midterm elections, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states that track this information. As of Saturday morning, more than 50.5 million early votes have been cast, which is nearly 5 million more than in the 2022 midterm elections. Voter enthusiasm is particularly strong among Democrats, with 10.7 million registered Democrats having voted so far compared with 7.8 million registered Republicans.
The close races in states usually won by Republicans, such as Texas and Kansas, have fueled this surge in early voting.
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