Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2020-11-02)

◼ POLITICS Bloomberg Businessweek November 2, 2020

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◼Votedearly,asofthemorningof
Oct. 27
◼◼Eligiblebuthaven’tvotedearly*
Proportionofeligiblepopulationthat
didn’tregisterorvotein 2016
◼Noteligibleduetobeingin prison,in
jail,onprobation,oronparole
◼Noteligiblepost-sentence
◼Citizenunder 18
◼Noncitizen

Heightindicatesstatepopulation

America

Votes

Early

● Asgrimasit’sbeen, 2020
lookssettobea banneryear
forcivicparticipationin the
U.S.Votinghasbecomea
thing—todoandtoshowoffon
socialmediaonceyou’vedone
it, despitethecoronavirus
pandemic.AsofOct.27,
67 millionpeoplehadalready
castmailorin-personballots
fortheNov.3 election.Most
stateshaveblownpasttheir
early-votecountsfrom2016,
anda fewareapproaching
their 2016 totalsforallvotes.

Florida’searlyvoters

thisyear(6.4millionand

rising)outnumberits

noncitizensandcitizens

under 18 combined.

Mosthavevotedbymail

asofOct.27.

Earlyin-personvoting

didn’tstartin NewYork

untilOct.24.Lines

stretchedforblocks

atsomesitesin New

YorkCity.

Montana, where

Democratic Governor

Steve Bullock is

challenging Republican

Steve Daines for his

Senate seat, has seen

a strong early turnout,

surpassing 75% of

2016’s vote total.

SomeofGeorgia’s

almost2 million(so

far)in-personvoters

reportedwaitsof

severalhours.President

Trumpandchallenger

JoeBidenappeartobe

deadlockedin thestate.

In typically lower-

turnout Texas, early

votes cast as of Oct. 27

had surged to 86.9% of

the 2016 all-vote total.

5 million

*MAY ALSO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DECLARED
INELIGIBLE TO VOTE DUE TO MENTAL DISABILITY.**NEW YORK ONLY REPORTS EARLY IN-PERSON VOTES.
†IDAHO ONLY REPORTS EARLY-VOTING NUMBERS FOR ITS
MOST POPULOUS COUNTY.DATA: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, UNITED STATES ELECTIONS
PROJECT, SENTENCING PROJECT

Wyoming

Delaware

New Mexico

Kansas

Hawaii

Alaska

South Dakota

Montana

West Virginia

New Hampshire

Maine

Vermont

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

Colorado

Mississippi

Te x a s

California

Utah

Florida

Arizona

Nevada

Tennessee

Virginia

Georgia

New Jersey

Alabama

Idaho†

Washington

Nebraska

New York**

Kentucky

Arkansas

Maryland

Oklahoma

Illinois

Minnesota

Connecticut

Louisiana

North Carolina

Indiana

Iowa

Missouri

Oregon

Wisconsin

North Dakota

South Carolina

Michigan

Rhode Island

D.C.

Ohio

Hawaii had the lowest

turnout among eligible

voters in 2016.

California has the

highest share of

residents unable to

vote because of their

citizenship status.