Come Tuesday, Nov. 5, Americans will go to the polls and vote in the 2024 presidential election. However, many voters have already cast their ballot.
According to the University of Florida Election Lab, as of 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, Nov. 4, 78,041,301 voters had cast ballots. Not every state has party registration breakdown, but of those that do, the Election Lab reports 38% are Democrats, 36% are Republicans and 26% of voters were unaffiliated.
Some states also provide data on age, which shows that 75% of those who voted early are 41 and older, 16.7% between 26 years old and 40, and 8.2% between the ages of 18 and 25.
As for states that report gender, the trend shows that 54% of early voters are woman while 43% are men.
Voting trends in battleground states
In Georgia, more than 4 million people voted early. Of those voters, 48% identified as Republicans, 45% as Democrats, and 7% as something else or other.
In Pennsylvania, about 1.7 million people voted early, with registered Democrats holding a 57% to 33% advantage over Republicans, and 10% identified as neither party.
In Michigan, 3 million people voted early. The research firm TargetSmart was able to pinpoint that 46% were Democrats and 43% were Republicans.
In Arizona, just over 2 million voters already cast their ballot. TargetSmart shows the breakdown of voters is 43% Republican, 33% Democrat and 25% other.
In North Carolina, about 4.5 million voters turned out early. About 33% are Republicans, 32% are Democrats but 35% are registered as something else.
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have been urging their supporters to vote early. It appears many of them have listened.
