As we enter the ninth day of the U.S. presidential election, the number of early voters in the U.S. is expected to exceed 65 million, double the number of voters in the 2016 election, according to data.
Vox and other news sites reported on Oct. 24 that more than 33 million voters cast early ballots in the 2016 election, accounting for nearly a quarter of all votes cast. Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily says that number is expected to grow to between 65 and 70 million this year, including mail-in voters and voters who dropped off their ballots at designated places such as collection boxes.
Some states’ election authorities have coined the term “Election Week” instead of “Election Day. The election authorities are urging voters to be patient, anticipating that the counting of ballots in this year’s election may take a long time, especially if the election is deadlocked.
The total number of U.S. voters is estimated at 150 million. Total voter turnout in this year’s election is expected to be at an all-time high, the Wall Street Journal reports. Long lines outside early voting stations and a surge in mail-in ballots indicate an unprecedented turnout.
President Trump voted early in Florida on the 24th, local time, while Biden has not yet voted early. Trump told reporters after the vote that he “voted for a guy named Trump.
In fact, early voter turnout began half a month before election day, and by the evening of the 22nd presidential candidates’ debate, more than 48.6 million American voters had cast their ballots early, a new record compared to 2016, representing 35.3% of the total number of votes cast that year.
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