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Volunteers process absentee ballots at the absentee ballot center in Ramsay County on November 2 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Volunteers process absentee ballots at the absentee ballot center in Ramsay County on November 2 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Stephen Adult / Getty Images

According to a survey of election officials by CNN, Addison Research and Catalyst, more than 102 million Americans voted nationwide before voting began on election day.

These votes represent more than 48% of the registered voters across the country. 22 States and Washington Washington, D.C. More than half of their registered voters have already cast ballots.

The pre-election polls have cast a cloud over the ongoing coronavirus epidemic across the country. At least seven states, including Texas, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Montana and Oregon, have surpassed the total turnout in the 201st general election in recent days.

In the additional seven states and DC, pre-election votes accounted for at least 90% of their total 2016 votes – Utah, New Mexico, North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.

Nationwide, 102.7 The already millionaire ballet represents 75% Out of 16 than..5 million ballots cast in the 201st presidential election.

States States States and Washington Washington D.C.A. CNN. 14 of the 16 most competitively ranked states – including Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, Maine, Iowa, Michigan – have crossed the half mark for the 2016 poll. , Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio.

A little less than half The cycle comes from the votes already cast in those 16 key states, which will play a crucial role in determining who wins the presidency this year.

Catalyst’s voter information comes from a company that provides data, analytics and other services to Democrats, academics and nonprofit issue-advocacy organizations and is providing insights on who to vote for before November.

Here is a break from the state’s earliest voting so far:

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