As of yesterday, October 17, more than 23 million American voters have voted for the president, according to Reuters data from the University of Florida’s US Election Project. At the same time, in the 2016 elections, this number was only about 6 million voters.
Last week, the number of early voting voters hit a record high in many states including Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. This fact led experts to predict that the total number of presidential voters this year could reach a record 150 million, higher than any presidential election since 1908. “We can be sure of the election. This election will have a very high number of voters, “the AP quoted political scientist Michael McDonald from the aforementioned project at the University of Florida.
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According to statistics, voters are prioritizing voting by mail rather than going directly to the polling station to avoid the risk of Covid-19 infection. Of the total number of early voters, 82% vote by mail and 18% vote in person. The data also showed that the number of pro-Democrats to vote outnumbered Republican supporters, with a ratio of 2-1.
This is not too surprising, because before that, President Donald Trump repeatedly opposed the elections by mail with allegations of fraud, although he did not provide clear evidence.
In addition, the statistics also show that the number of voters of color and women voting at a high level. According to the BBC, many people voted early with the mindset of wanting President Trump to lose, while others wanted to express dissatisfaction with the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic or the murder of black people. damage this year.
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However, experts warn that many early voting is not necessarily an advantage for Democrats and Republican voters can completely reverse the race quickly on Election Day. Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon recently said that the results of some recent polls “have been exaggerated” when it showed that Biden was ahead of Trump by 2 letters. number. Republican pollster John Couvillon said Democrats can’t be complacent about early voting dominance, while Republicans can’t fully bet on Election Day. 3.11 because there are many factors that can affect voter turnout directly, such as weather or Covid-19 infection.
