Millions of citizens are participating in the early presidential elections in the United States as a prelude to the official date of November 5 when they will be held nationwide. According to the Electoral Laboratory of the University of Florida, so far, around 33 million Americans have voted.
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The data shows that out of a total of 32.9 million early votes cast nationwide, Texas and Florida are the states with the highest number of voters (3.3 million each), followed by California with 3.2 million votes, and Georgia and North Carolina with over two million each.
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EFE reported that out of the total votes, around 17.8 million have been by mail and 15 million in person.
So far, the number of early votes, since September 20 when the process began, has surpassed that of any previous election. Expectations remain high for regions like New York, where despite being one of the early voting areas, the voting process has not yet started.
Early elections: women and elderly people lead
The data shows that women and people over 65 years old are the ones who have voted in the early elections. Women represent 54% of the votes compared to 43% of men. Those over 65 years old account for 45% of the total votes, and the percentages decrease as we move to younger age groups, from 18 to 25 (5.8% of the votes).
Regarding the parties, the Democrats are the ones who have voted the most with 41% participation compared to the Republicans who have 35%. However, these figures are not decisive in the results, as 23% of voters are not registered with any party.
From a racial perspective, the majority of votes come from "non-Hispanic whites", who account for 66% of participation, followed by "non-Hispanic blacks" with 22%, while Hispanics only have 2% of early votes.
Republicans are active with early elections in key states.
CNN reported that in four out of the seven key states in the United States presidential elections, there is a stronger Republican vote compared to the 2020 elections.
In Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada, Republicans are recording a mobilization between five and nine points higher than in 2020, while in Pennsylvania it increased by 10 points. However, it is lower than the 60 percent of Democratic voters.