Nearly half of 2020's electorate have already cast ballots in 2024

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Source: Axios

2 hours ago


More than 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots as of the Sunday before Election Day.

Why it matters: That's over 48% of the total number who voted in 2020 (154.6 million), indicating that early and mail-in voting has become increasingly popular methods to vote and become a new normal in American politics.

In the 2022 midterms, nearly half of voters chose to do so early, far surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.

By the numbers: In Georgia, more than 4 million have already voted — marking nearly 80% of the state's total 2020 turnout, according to the University of Florida Election Lab's early vote tracker.

North Carolina's early voting turnout reflects a similar margin — more than 4.4 million have cast their ballots, accounting for 80% of the 2020 count in the battleground state.

Flashback: Around 100 million people voted early, either in person or via mail, in 2020.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/03/early-voting-2020-turnout-2024-election

[Tetrachloride]

1. Early voting didn't sit well with me due to Republican fear mongering and such

Now it looks as normal as Cheerios.

[ananda]

3. I did it here in Texas, and it worked very well.

I highly recommend early voting.

[OnlinePoker]

2. Nobody wants to stand in hours long lines on the day of the election

It's much more convenient to either mail in a ballot, drop it in a box (unless some dick decides to set it on fire), or go to an early voting location when it's convenient for you.

On edit: I have seen some massive early voter line-ups, though so I could just be talking out of my butt.

[Beartracks]

5. Dropped mine off at the USPS but in the INSIDE box, 'cuz it seemed safer.

But I'm in a red state, so any rightwing loon with a chip on his shoulder and a lighter wouldn't expect any location around here to a potential "blue dot" anyway.

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[republianmushroom]

4. I love it.

Seeing these numbers balloon is great.