Americans Love Them Some Early Voting

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by: Colorado Pols

Ballots in Colorado hit mailboxes last weekend, and while it’s too early to look at ballot return numbers in our state, anecdotally we’re hearing that plenty of people have already submitted their votes for 2020. Colorado has been voting mostly by mail since 2014, so early voting isn’t a new phenomenon. But around the country, there are more early voting options than ever before, and people are taking advantage of the opportunity.

As the website U.S. Elections Project reports, nearly 12 million Americans have already cast ballots in 2020. It’s difficult to compare early voting in 2020 to any other year, primarily since no other election cycle had a COVID-19 problem, but we can logically assume that this is a very big deal. Here’s how these numbers compare to previous election cycles:

If you dig deeper into the 2020 early voting numbers, you find that voters in seven states (MN, NJ, SD, VA, VT, WI, and WY) have already cast more than 20% of their state’s total votes compared to 2016. Voters in Florida and North Dakota are knocking on that door, having cast more than 18% of total ballots compared to 2016. Voters are also shattering records for early turnout in states like Georgia and Texas.

Political observers have long predicted that 2020 will shatter the record for voter turnout in the United States. With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s a good bet that Americans will surpass the 139 million ballots that set a record in 2016.

This is almost certainly not good news for Republicans; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is already sounding the alarm about a potential “bloodbath” for the GOP in 2020.

11 thoughts on “Americans Love Them Some Early Voting”

Conserv. Head Banger says:

October 13, 2020 at 3:05 pm

I’m only one person, but my completed ballot/signed envelope went into the mail earlier today.

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1. Colorado Pols says:
  
  October 13, 2020 at 3:07 pm
  
  So we should change that number to 11,862,733.
  
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  1. NOV GOP meltdown says:
    
    October 13, 2020 at 3:13 pm
    
    Not to put too fine a point on it, but 11,862,734. Just put mine in the drop off box !
    
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2. spaceman65 says:
  
  October 14, 2020 at 10:00 am
  
  Dropped mine and my son's (his first presidential) off in an official county dropbox last night. This should be how every state votes, you know, making it easy and encouraging people to vote.
  
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davebarnes says:

October 13, 2020 at 3:52 pm

I voted my first ballot.

Awaiting my second one to come pre-filled by the Communist Chinese.

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JeffcoDemo says:

October 13, 2020 at 6:16 pm

First time I've ever had to wait in line at the drop off box at the Jeffco Shrine, four cars ahead of me, mid day yesterday.

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1. NOV GOP meltdown says:
  
  October 14, 2020 at 8:43 am
  
  When I drop off mine at the Louisville drop box, I am usually the only one. Yesterday there were five other voters there. I am guessing many early voters like me are doing so because they know Trump shitbaggery is going to happen later on in the election, so they want to get it in now.
  
  It's a good sign.
  
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2. Early Worm says:
  
  October 14, 2020 at 10:20 am
  
  I dropped my ballot off at the JeffCo Taj Mahal on Monday. I had to wait behind a Prius and a guy on a bike. Small sample size, but it bodes well for the lefties.
  
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  1. NOV GOP meltdown says:
    
    October 14, 2020 at 10:57 am
    
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JohnInDenver says:

October 13, 2020 at 6:43 pm

Came home and saw the US Election Project’s update for Colorado — Monday’s total reported to the Sec of State, I imagine.

Party…………….Total..% of vote..Registration % of Registration

Democrats 21,829…49.7……….1,215,517…..1.8

Republicans…7,314…16.6……….1,110,614……0.7

Minor……………477……1.1…………..75,852…….0.6

No Party …..14,335…32.6………..1,709,243…..0.8

TOTAL…….43,955…100.0……….4,111,226…..1.1

90 of those votes were “in person” … the others were mail or drop box.

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lilyflower says:

October 14, 2020 at 8:04 am

I put my completed ballot in the drop box yesterday.

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