More than 50 million Americans have cast early votes in the upcoming midterm elections scheduled for November 3.
The University of Florida's Election Research Center reported that as of 2:30 p.m. local time on October 31, the total number of early voters nationwide reached 51.31 million. This figure surpassed 50 million as of October 30, representing nearly 5 million more than the total early votes in the 2022 midterm elections, according to analysis by The Guardian.
Traditionally, Republicans tend to vote in person on Election Day rather than during early voting. The Guardian reported that among registered Democratic voters, 10.7 million have voted early, compared to 7.8 million registered Republicans. These numbers reflect data from the states that compile this information.
Despite Texas being a traditionally Republican stronghold, early voting numbers have surged in the state during this midterm election. Over 7 million people have already voted early in Texas, which is 1.5 million more than the early voting total from four years ago. In Harris County, which includes Houston, 862,700 people had voted as of October 28, compared to 564,500 at the same time four years ago.
Both major parties are making a final push to rally their supporters ahead of the election. President Donald Trump visited his home state of Florida on October 30, where thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in Daytona Beach. During the event, Trump emphasized the importance of this election, calling it “the most important midterm election in history” and pledging to end the war in Iran. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to campaign in northern New York on November 2.
On the Democratic side, former President Barack Obama visited Morrow, Georgia, on October 28 to support Kisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor running for governor. If elected, Bottoms would become the first Black woman to serve as governor of Georgia. Former President Bill Clinton, who served from 1993 to 2001, also campaigned in Mississippi, a key battleground state, to support Democratic candidates. Clinton stated, “Democracy corrects itself,” while urging support for Senate candidate Scott Colom. Mississippi has been a stronghold for Republicans in the Senate for the past 40 years.
In this election, Democrats are framing the vote as a referendum on the Trump administration, aiming to regain control of both the House and Senate. However, Republicans are also making every effort to maintain their current majority in the Senate, which stands at 53 to 47. The Associated Press predicts that this election will determine whether the next two years of President Trump's term will be smooth under a Republican-controlled Congress or challenging under a Democratic majority.
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