Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
Summary
Early voting for the midterm elections reached record levels in several states, including North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina and Georgia. Democrats made up a larger share of early voters than Republicans, and a poll found more voters favored Democratic congressional candidates than Republican candidates.Key Facts
- North Carolina set a midterm early-voting record, with more than 1 million Democrats and 679,000 Republicans casting ballots early.
- Texas recorded 7.6 million early voters, a midterm record.
- Nearly 1 million people voted early in South Carolina, setting a midterm record.
- More than 2.8 million people voted early in Georgia, 13% more than in the 2022 midterms.
- Early voting in Maine, Kansas and Michigan was more than 30% higher than in the 2022 midterms.
- Nationwide, Democrats cast 43% of early votes, Republicans 31%, and voters without party affiliation 25%, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
- A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll found that 52% of voters favored the Democratic congressional candidate in their district, compared with 44% who favored the Republican.
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