On Friday, September 20, early voting has already begun in some American states, in particular Virginia, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Voters are choosing between Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump, reports “Nytimes.”.
While Trump has often expressed skepticism about early voting in the past, this year the Republican National Committee sees the concept as an important way to gather early votes, as weather and a number of other factors risk affecting voter turnout on Nov. 5.
Democrats have received millions of votes in the past through early voting. In the 24 US states that provide party affiliation data for 2018, Democrats received 41% of the early vote. This percentage was 35.1% for Republicans. The gap widened in 2022, with 42.5% of the early vote going to Democrats and 33.8% to Republicans.
Each of the 50 US states has its own voting procedures: early voting by mail or in person, direct voting on Election Day, or a combination of the three options. In addition to voting for the new president, Americans also vote in local and regional elections.
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