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The latest statistics show that more than 52 million Americans participate in early presidential elections when there are 10 days before National Election Day.
Survey data from the US Elections Project shows that the number of early voting voters this year broke the most recent record set in elections four years ago, which reached more than 47 million people.
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| American voters are in line waiting for their turn to vote early. Photo: Reuters |
The RT newspaper quoted Professor Michael McDonald from the University of Florida (US) and an expert from the US Elections Project. He predicted that, based on current data, the total number of voters who will participate in the presidential elections In 2020 it will surpass 150 million people, still breaking the record of 137.5 million voters in 2016.
In percentage terms, that would equal 65% of qualified voters who have met citizenship, a high level not seen since 1908.
McDonald’s comments are similar to those of other election analysts, including famous polling chief Nate Silver of the FiveThirtyEight company.
Observers believe that the voter record in the United States is due to two main factors. First, amid the Covid-19 epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that citizens remotely vote or mail ballots to prevent the spread of the disease. of the virus. As a result, many states have made voting by mail more accessible than in previous years.
Second, voters also showed unprecedented enthusiasm and interest in voting, leading to the highest early voting rate in US history.
Although the data hinted that early voting seems to be in favor of the Democrats (11.8 million Democrats are confirmed to have participated in the snap elections, while the New Republicans have 6.3 million. President Donald Trump’s party doesn’t seem concerned – in fact, Republicans say their party is doing a better job motivating first-time voters.
See also: 2020 US presidential elections
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