WASHINGTON — More than 42 million Americans as of midnight Monday had made a strong start to Tuesday’s midterm elections, voting by mail or visiting early voting centers in person.
Data from the U. S. Election Project showed that a significant number of voters still prefer to vote before Election Day, perhaps following a shift that began years ago but was forced into 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned Monday that because of the volume of early and mail-in voting, Americans would likely have to wait days or even weeks until election officials can count all the votes and proclaim election winners.
“In fashionable elections, more and more votes are cast in advance and also by mail. And many states aren’t starting to count those votes. . . than after the polls close on November 8,” Jean-Pierre said. May we all be patient while the votes are counted. “
So far, this year’s early voting figures show that 43 percent of the votes cast came from Democrats, while 34 percent came from Republicans. The remaining 23 percent came from others with no affiliation to a primary party, according to the University of Florida election. plan.
The number of other people voting by mail or early user has increased in each midterm election year, starting at 14 percent in 2002 and rising to 20 percent in 2006.
The numbers continued in the 2010 midterm elections, when 26% of the electorate used voting methods, either early in-person ballots or mail-in ballots. In the 2014 midterm elections, the number of early or mail-in voters rose to 31 percent before reaching 40 percent in the 2018 midterm elections, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. U. S.
This upward trend occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic ruined many people’s routines in the 2020 presidential election, leading to a record 69% of Americans voting alternatively, either through early in-person voting or by mail-in ballot, according to the U. S. Census. U. S. Office.
Voters in Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and North Carolina voted first by state.
In Florida, nearly five million people voted early, starting with who will win the race for governor of the state, as well as one of its seats in the U. S. Senate. The U. S. House of Representatives’ 28 seatsU. S.
More Republicans than Democrats voted in the Sunshine State, reversing the national trend. Republican voters cast 43 percent of early votes against 37 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of those not registered in primary political parties.
Florida’s mail-in ballots outnumber the number of others who voted early in person, 2. 5 million to 2. 3 million, respectively.
In Georgia, a battleground where Democrats must retain the seat in the U. S. Senate. In the U. S. government recently held by Raphael Warnock, who opposed a challenge from Republican candidate Herschel Walker, more than 2. 5 million people voted early.
The vast majority of those votes, 2. 3 million, came from the first in-person voting, while the remaining 220,000 voted by mail.
Georgia, some other states, stores data on the age, gender, and race of its first voters.
So far, 55% of Peach’s most sensible voters are women, beating men from 1. 4 million votes to 1. 1 million votes.
About a portion of the first votes cast in Georgia came from other people aged 41 to 65, with an additional 33% of early votes coming from others over 65. Voters between the ages of 26 and 40 cast 12% of early votes with 18-25-year-olds casting the remaining 6% of the votes.
Non-Hispanic whites have so far cast 57 percent of early votes in Georgia. The non-Hispanic black electorate accounted for 29 percent of early voting, making it the second-largest early voting block in the state. 2% of first electors for a total of 4%, while Native Americans cast less than 1% of the state’s top votes. The remaining votes came from others with “other or unknown” racial characteristics.
In North Carolina, where Republicans are the favorites to win the open seat in the U. S. Senate. In the U. S. , nearly 2. 2 million more people voted early, adding up to 2 million users and the rest of the mail-in ballots.
38% of the vote came from the registered Democratic electorate, while 31% came from Republicans and the remaining 31% of the votes were cast by others who are not affiliated with a primary party.
Voters between the ages of 41 and 65 voted earlier, accounting for 43%, while others 65 and older cast 40% of North Carolina’s early votes. Cast 5% of early votes.
Fifty-two percent of the first votes in Tar Heel State came from women, while the rest were from men or other people with no gender association on their voter registration.
Non-Hispanic whites account for approximately 72% of early voting in North Carolina, while non-Hispanic black voters account for 19% of early votes cast. The Hispanic electorate accounted for 1. 5 percent, Asian Americans 1. 2 percent, and Native Americans cast less than 1 percent. of the first votes. The remaining 6% of the first votes came from other people with “other racial or unknown characteristics. “
With more than 42 million early votes cast nationwide, the 2022 midterm elections may be on track to receive record turnout, depending on how many others cast their ballots on Election Day.
More than 158. 4 million Americans, or about 63 million of the voting-age population, voted in the 2020 presidential election, according to the Pew Research Center.
And the last midterm elections in 2018 saw 53% of U. S. citizens of voting age, turnout in a midterm election in 40 years, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. U. S.
Voting in this midterm election could also be higher than in post-term elections, according to a Pew Research Center survey of registered voters that showed 80 percent of Republicans said they were “extremely” or “very” motivated to vote, versus 79 percent. of the Democratic. funders.
Drew DeSilver, senior editor at the Pew Research Center, wrote that “an unknown factor” in determining how many other people will vote this year will be “how the many adjustments to the election law will turn out since 2020. “
“While some states have canceled early voting, mail-in or mail-in voting and other rule adjustments that made voting less complicated in 2020, or passed new regulations that make voting more complicated or inconvenient, other states have expanded into voting. “DeSilver wrote. .
But DeSilver also warned that even if the U. S. With a record year of turnout in the midterm elections, the country “will likely continue to lag behind many of its peers in the evolved world when it comes to voter turnout. “
“In fact,” DeSilver wrote, “when comparing the turnout of the 2020 presidential election-age population to recent national elections in 49 countries, the United States ranks 31st, between Colombia (62. 5%) and Greece (63. 5%). “
The number of votes cast by users this year, 20 million, is close to the 23 million voters who returned ballots by mail.
However, all postal ballots will be counted.
In Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court ruled that county election forums will have to “refrain from counting mail-in ballots won for the Nov. 8, 2022, general election that are contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes. “
In Wisconsin, an appeals court and a U. S. Circuit rule on rejected attempts to count mail-in ballots if they included a partial copy of the witness.
by Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner November 7, 2022
WASHINGTON — More than 42 million Americans as of midnight Monday had made a strong start to Tuesday’s midterm elections, voting by mail or visiting early voting centers in person.
Data from the U. S. Election Project showed that a significant number of voters still prefer to vote before Election Day, perhaps following a shift that began years ago but was forced into 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned Monday that because of the volume of early and mail-in voting, Americans would likely have to wait days or even weeks until election officials can count all the votes and proclaim election winners.
“In fashionable elections, more and more votes are cast in advance and also by mail. And many states aren’t starting to count those votes. . . than after the polls close on November 8,” Jean-Pierre said. May we all be patient while the votes are counted. “
So far, this year’s early voting figures show that 43 percent of the votes cast came from Democrats, while 34 percent came from Republicans. The remaining 23 percent came from others with no affiliation to a primary party, according to the University of Florida election. plan.
The number of other people voting by mail or early user has increased in each midterm election year, starting at 14 percent in 2002 and rising to 20 percent in 2006.
The numbers continued in the 2010 midterm elections, when 26% of the electorate used voting methods, either early in-person ballots or mail-in ballots. In the 2014 midterm elections, the number of early or mail-in voters rose to 31 percent before reaching 40 percent in the 2018 midterm elections, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. U. S.
This upward trend occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic ruined many people’s routines in the 2020 presidential election, leading to a record 69% of Americans voting alternatively, either through early in-person voting or by mail-in ballot, according to the U. S. Census. U. S. Office.
Voters in Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and North Carolina voted first by state.
In Florida, nearly five million people voted early, starting with who will win the race for governor of the state, as well as one of its seats in the U. S. Senate. The U. S. House of Representatives’ 28 seatsU. S.
More Republicans than Democrats voted in the Sunshine State, reversing the national trend. Republican voters cast 43 percent of early votes against 37 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of those not registered in primary political parties.
Florida’s mail-in ballots outnumber the number of others who voted early in person, 2. 5 million to 2. 3 million, respectively.
In Georgia, a battleground where Democrats must retain the seat in the U. S. Senate. In the U. S. government recently held by Raphael Warnock, who opposed a challenge from Republican candidate Herschel Walker, more than 2. 5 million people voted early.
The vast majority of those votes, 2. 3 million, came from the first in-person voting, while the remaining 220,000 voted by mail.
Georgia, some other states, stores data on the age, gender, and race of its first voters.
So far, 55% of Peach’s most sensible voters are women, beating men from 1. 4 million votes to 1. 1 million votes.
About a portion of the first votes cast in Georgia came from other people aged 41 to 65, with an additional 33% of early votes coming from others over 65. Voters between the ages of 26 and 40 cast 12% of early votes with 18-25-year-olds casting the remaining 6% of the votes.
Non-Hispanic whites have so far cast 57 percent of early votes in Georgia. The non-Hispanic black electorate accounted for 29 percent of early voting, making it the second-largest early voting block in the state. 2% of first electors for a total of 4%, while Native Americans cast less than 1% of the state’s top votes. The remaining votes came from others with “other or unknown” racial characteristics.
In North Carolina, where Republicans are the favorites to win the open seat in the U. S. Senate. In the U. S. , nearly 2. 2 million more people voted early, adding up to 2 million users and the rest of the mail-in ballots.
38% of the vote came from the registered Democratic electorate, while 31% came from Republicans and the remaining 31% of the votes were cast by others who are not affiliated with a primary party.
Voters between the ages of 41 and 65 voted earlier, accounting for 43%, while others 65 and older cast 40% of North Carolina’s early votes. Cast 5% of early votes.
Fifty-two percent of the first votes in Tar Heel State came from women, while the rest were from men or other people with no gender association on their voter registration.
Non-Hispanic whites account for approximately 72% of early voting in North Carolina, while non-Hispanic black voters account for 19% of early votes cast. The Hispanic electorate accounted for 1. 5 percent, Asian Americans 1. 2 percent, and Native Americans cast less than 1 percent. of the first votes. The remaining 6% of the first votes came from other people with “other racial or unknown characteristics. “
With more than 42 million early votes cast nationwide, the 2022 midterm elections may be on track to receive record turnout, depending on how many others cast their ballots on Election Day.
More than 158. 4 million Americans, or about 63 million of the voting-age population, voted in the 2020 presidential election, according to the Pew Research Center.
And the last midterm elections in 2018 saw 53% of U. S. citizens of voting age, turnout in a midterm election in 40 years, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. U. S.
Voting in this midterm election could also be higher than in post-term elections, according to a Pew Research Center survey of registered voters that showed 80 percent of Republicans said they were “extremely” or “very” motivated to vote, versus 79 percent. of the Democratic. funders.
Drew DeSilver, senior editor at the Pew Research Center, wrote that “an unknown factor” in determining how many other people will vote this year will be “how the many adjustments to the election law will turn out since 2020. “
“While some states have canceled early voting, mail-in or mail-in voting and other rule adjustments that made voting less complicated in 2020, or passed new regulations that make voting more complicated or inconvenient, other states have expanded into voting. “DeSilver wrote. .
But DeSilver also warned that even if the U. S. With a record year of turnout in the midterm elections, the country “will likely continue to lag behind many of its peers in the evolved world when it comes to voter turnout. “
“In fact,” DeSilver wrote, “when comparing the turnout of the 2020 presidential election-age population to recent national elections in 49 countries, the United States ranks 31st, between Colombia (62. 5%) and Greece (63. 5%). “
The number of votes cast by users this year, 20 million, is close to the 23 million voters who returned ballots by mail.
However, all postal ballots will be counted.
In Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court ruled that county election forums will have to “refrain from counting mail-in ballots won for the Nov. 8, 2022, general election that are contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes. “
In Wisconsin, an appeals court and a U. S. Circuit rule on rejected attempts to count mail-in ballots if they included a partial copy of the witness.
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