Map Shows States With Highest Early Voting Totals as Democrats Dominate
Summary
More than 60.3 million early votes had been reported nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm Election Day, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. In 27 states that reported voter registration data, registered Democrats accounted for more early votes than registered Republicans, but party registration does not show which candidates voters supported.Key Facts
- The reported total was 60,319,147 early votes: 32,475,167 cast in person and 27,843,980 returned by mail.
- Among the 27 states reporting party registration, 12,699,997 registered Democrats had voted early, compared with 9,288,009 registered Republicans.
- The 2022 midterm record of 45.9 million early votes had been surpassed by Friday evening, when 49.6 million votes had been cast.
- Texas reported the most early votes, with 7,736,594, followed by California with 7,132,379 and Florida with 5,475,004.
- Wyoming reported the fewest early votes, with 65,264; South Dakota had 81,367 and Alaska had 99,424.
- Georgia and North Carolina each reported about 2.8 million early votes, Michigan reported 2.4 million, and Ohio reported 1.7 million.
- The article says 47 states and Washington, D.C., allow early voting; Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire do not.
- Both major parties encouraged early voting, and President Donald Trump urged supporters to vote early by available methods, including by mail.
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