How is voter turnout so far in US election? A look at the 7 swing states

Ahead of November 5, more than 82 million Americans voted early this year, according to The Associated Press, with many of them casting votes in crucial swing states that are likely to determine the outcome of the election.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both encouraged supporters to vote early, likely leading to record turnout, particularly in some Republican districts, as the party’s nominee had previously cast doubt on early voting processes.

Here’s where early voting stands in the seven most-watched states.

Arizona

As of November 4, Uplift Campaigns, a Democratic firm tracking ballots, reported that nearly 2.5 million Arizonans voted early. Of those ballots returned, about 797,000 were from registered Democrats and 1,015,400 were from registered Republicans. The firm also found that of early voters, a larger percent identified as female, 46 percent to 40 percent male.

Georgia

Georgia experienced record-breaking early voting turnout, with over half of the state’s 7,236,690 active registered voters casting their ballots ahead of November 5. The secretary of state’s office reported that 3,761,968 ballots were cast during in-person early voting and 242,620 absentee ballots returned as of November 2, for a total of 4,004,588 early voting ballots.

The state reported that 92 of Georgia’s counties exceeded 50 percent turnout ahead of election day.

The data doesn’t specify voters’ party affiliations.

Michigan

In Michigan, about 45.7 percent of the 7,263,782 active registered voters cast their ballots early. The state doesn’t break down votes by party affiliation, but reported that over 2.1 million absentee ballots were returned and 1.2 million ballots were cast during early voting.

Nevada

Nevada’s secretary of state reported on Nov. 4 that 542,941 Nevadans voted early in the state. According to state data, Republicans outpaced Democrats significantly, with 247,263 Republicans voting early, compared to 150,160 Democrats. Republicans accounted for 45.5 percent of early voting turnout, while Democrats accounted for 27.7 percent, and voters affiliated with other parties received 26.8 percent.

North Carolina

Over 4.46 million voters in North Carolina voted ahead of election day, 57 percent of the state’s 7.8 million registered voters.

The vast majority of early voting in the state was conducted by voting in person, with 4.2 million people casting their vote during in-person voting, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Pennsylvania

More Democrats than Republicans voted early in the Keystone State, the swing state with the most electoral college votes, 19. The latest secretary of state data shows 1,892,614 ballots have been returned, and of those, over 1.04 million were from registered Democrats while 622,800 were from registered Republicans.

Wisconsin

Over 1.5 million people voted in Wisconsin ahead of election day, the state’s elections commission reported. Around 955,000 people voted in person, while over 584,00 absentee ballots had been received as of November 5.