More Than 30 Million Americans Have Voted as Trump Closes With Mississippi, Texas and Ohio
Registered Democrats cast about 46% of early ballots in states that track party; voters 65 and older cast more than half.
More than 30 million Americans had already voted by Oct. 27, Fox News reported, one week before the Nov. 3 midterms. Four days earlier the University of Florida’s election lab had counted more than 21 million ballots, with early voting running ahead of the same point in 2022 in a number of states, Scripps News reported.
In states that report party registration, about 46% of early ballots came from registered Democrats, about 30% from registered Republicans and about 23% from independents, according to Scripps. Party registration does not show how anyone voted. Voters 65 and older cast about 52% of early ballots in states that report age.
President Trump is spending the final week in states Republicans must hold. WBTV lists stops in Mississippi on Monday, Texas on Tuesday and Ohio on Wednesday. In Corinth, Miss., he campaigned for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith; in Texas he is rallying in Corpus Christi and Lubbock with Senate nominee Ken Paxton, Fox News reported. Vice President JD Vance campaigned in Kansas and Montana.
Cook Political Report’s latest ratings shifted 19 House seats toward Democrats, Scripps reported.
Why it matters. Republican voters have historically preferred to vote on Election Day, which makes early-vote party splits a poor predictor. But it also means Republicans are carrying more risk into a single day: weather, lines and turnout operations all matter more.
The other side. Democrats point to early-vote numbers and enthusiasm polling as momentum; Republicans argue their voters are waiting for Nov. 3 and that the president’s red-state swing will drive them out.
Open questions. Final early-vote totals by Friday, and how many requested mail ballots are never returned.
- Fox News: One week until midterms, Trump takes campaign blitz to Texas
- Scripps News (via FOX 13): Democrats tout momentum as early voting rises ahead of midterms
- WBTV: Week Ahead in Washington, October 25
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