2024 US Election Live Updates: What Polls Say Ahead of Trump-Harris Vote

More than 77 million Americans have already taken part in early voting as election voting across the United States draws to a close, CNN reported Monday.

Many states are wrapping up in-person early voting results this past weekend. Early voting has been cast in 47 states and Washington, D.C., according to data compiled by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist—a provider of data and analytics for Democrats, academic institutions and nonprofit advocacy groups—providing a comprehensive look at the situation through November. voter behavior.

The number of early votes this year indicates a decline compared to 2020. That year, more than 110 million Americans voted early, in person or by mail, roughly 70% of the total voter population. While the final number of voters will take weeks to determine, projections show early voting will account for about 50% of the total ballot cast, more like the 2022 midterm elections.

A significant shift in early voting trends this year has been increased Republican participation. Unlike 2020, when early voting and mail-in voting were met with skepticism from the Trump campaign, this year there has been a concerted effort to motivate Republican voters to use these methods. Catalist data from 27 states shows registered Democrats contributed 37% of the early vote while registered Republicans accounted for 35%, indicating a more balanced partisan split compared to previous presidential elections.

While the gender gap in early voting remains, the gap has narrowed slightly from 2020 levels. Data from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—the most competitive states—show that about 1.8 million more women voted early than men. This narrowed gap is not only due to fewer people voting early overall, but also reflects a slight decrease in the percentage difference between male and female voters compared to four years ago.