Here’s what we know about who’s voted so far in key states
Detailed voting information on these key states comes from Catalist, a company that provides data, analytics and other services to Democrats, academics and nonprofit issue-advocacy organizations and is giving insights into who is voting before November.
Arizona
Meanwhile, voters 65 or older have gone from 50% of early voters in 2016 to 41% now.
The share of White early voters in Arizona has dipped slightly from this point in 2016, decreasing from 77% four years ago to 74% currently. Hispanic voters account for the second largest share of ballots already cast at 15%, up from 13% in 2016. Black voters and Asian voters have seen one percentage-point upticks in each of their shares of the early vote as well.
Democrats have overtaken Republicans this year in pre-election ballots cast so far. At this time before the 2016 election, Republicans made up 41% of the ballots cast, with Democrats trailing behind at 37%. Today, Democrats make up 41% of the pre-election vote, with Republicans comprising 34%.
Colorado
Voters 30-49 also account for more of the ballots that have been cast this year compared to this point in 2016, while voters 65 or older account for a smaller share.
Hispanic voters have expanded their share of the pre-election vote — 8% last cycle to 10% now.
White voters account for the vast majority of ballots already cast in Colorado, although their share of those ballots has decreased from this time four years from 85% to 83% now.
The Republican share of the pre-election vote is down seven points from a week before the 2016 election, while Democrats are at about the same level.
Florida
Florida’s early voting electorate is slightly more diverse compared to this point in 2016. Both Hispanic voters and Black voters have increased their shares of ballots already cast, with Hispanic voters accounting for about 16% of the early vote (up from 14% in 2016) and Black voters at 13% (up from 12% in 2016).
Democrats are leading in the pre-election turnout with 42% of the ballots cast to the Republicans’ 36%. A week before the 2016 election, they were tied at 41% each.
Georgia
Biden campaigns in the Peach State Tuesday, which Trump won by about five points in the last presidential election.
As in other states, voters under 30 in Georgia account for a larger share of the early vote than they did four years ago. Voters 30-39 have also seen an increase from 9% of the pre-election vote at this point four years ago to 12% now.
Georgia has the largest share of pre-election votes from Black voters of these key states, at 31%, about the same as this time four years ago. White voters’ share of the pre-Election Day vote has dropped from 65% in 2016 to 62% currently.
Iowa
Democrats are up significantly in their share of ballots cast so far this year, making up 50% of those ballots. At this time before the 2016 election, their share was 44%. Republicans are currently about the same at 31%.
The age breakdown of early voters in Iowa hasn’t changed as much since 2016 as it has in some other states. 10% of the state’s early voters so far have been under the age of 30, up only 3 points from this time four years ago. Voters 30-64 also make up a slightly larger share of the electorate compared to 2016. Four years ago, those voters made up 41% of those who had already cast ballots; now they’re 47%.
Michigan
Black voters in Michigan have expanded their share of ballots already cast compared to last cycle. They currently account for about 12% of those ballots, up from just 8% in 2016. Hispanic voters and Asian voters have also seen small upticks in their shares of the early vote. White voters’ share of the early vote, meanwhile, has dropped from 89% in 2016 to 83% currently.
Minnesota
About 1.2 million ballots have already been cast in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, almost double the state’s total 2016 pre-election vote.
Voters under 30 have cast almost 143,000 votes so far this year, good for 12% of all ballots cast. That’s more than double their share of the early vote at this time four years ago.
Similar to this time last cycle, Minnesota’s early voters so far are predominantly White — 89% now vs. 92% then. Black voters, Hispanic voters and Asian voters have all seen one point increases in their shares of ballots already cast compared to four years ago.
Nevada
Hispanic voters in Nevada represent the second largest share of ballots cast so far at 13%, slightly up from 12% four years ago. Black voters and Asian voters have also seen one-percentage point increases in their pre-election vote shares. White voters’ share of the early vote has decreased slightly from 2016, down from 70% then to 68% currently.
Democrats have held steady with the pre-election ballots cast at 43% — the same as this time four years ago. Republicans have dropped in their share of the pre-election ballots from 38% back then to 34% now.
North Carolina
The breakdown of North Carolina’s pre-election voters by race is nearly the same as it was in 2016. White voters account for 72% of those early ballots, Black voters for about 22% and Hispanic voters and Asian voters each for roughly 2%.
Democrats’ 10-point lead in pre-election ballots cast is about the same as their 11-point lead at this time in 2016.
Ohio
By race, Ohio’s early voting electorate is similar to what it was four years ago. White voters continue to account for a significant majority of ballots cast so far at 86%. Black voters comprise the second largest share of early voters at 10%, followed by Hispanic voters at 2% and Asian voters at 1%.
Pennsylvania
White voters in Pennsylvania have cast the majority of pre-Election Day ballots so far, accounting for 82% of those ballots. Black voters represent the second largest share of early voters in the Keystone State at 11%, followed by Hispanic voters and Asian voters each at 3%.
Democrats continue to hold a significant advantage in pre-election voting, making up about 70% of those ballots cast. 2020 is the first year Pennsylvania expanded mail voting options to all voters, and Republicans in the state are expected to vote in larger numbers on Election Day, which would fall in line with polling that shows members of the GOP around the country prefer to vote in-person next Tuesday.
Texas
More than 7.8 million Texans have already voted this year. That’s more than the total number who voted before Election Day in 2016 and about 87% of the state’s total turnout from four years ago.
Texas is one of the only key states where Black voters’ share of ballots already cast has slightly decreased compared to four years ago. At this point in 2016, Black voters represented 15% of the ballots already cast; now they’re at 13%. Hispanic voters continue to comprise the second largest share of those early voters at 20%, on par with 2016 levels.
White voters comprise 61% of the early vote, the smallest share of all the key states listed here. That number is about the same as it was at this time four years ago.
Wisconsin
More than 1.3 million people in Wisconsin have already voted — almost half of the state’s total 2016 presidential vote.
Wisconsin has seen a significant drop in the share of early voters who are 65 or older compared to this point in 2016. Four years ago, 52% of early voters were 65 or older. Now, those voters make up 38%.
