Politics
Early voting in US midterms passes 50 million, university analysis reports
More than 53 million Americans had voted early as of Sunday, compared with 46 million in the 2022 midterms.
The short version
- Early voting in the 2026 US midterms has topped 50 million, according to a University of Florida analysis.[Al Jazeera]
- Early totals include about 29 million in-person ballots and 23 million mail-in ballots from roughly 210 million registered voters.[Al Jazeera]
- Registered Democrats have voted early at higher levels than Republicans, and Texas early voting has risen sharply.[Al Jazeera]
- The figures are a snapshot from Sunday, so final turnout and results remain unknown.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- More than 53 million Americans had cast early ballots as of Sunday, according to a University of Florida analysis.[Al Jazeera]
- Early votes included about 29 million in-person ballots and 23 million mail-in ballots out of roughly 210 million registered voters.[Al Jazeera]
- More than 11 million registered Democrats and about 8 million registered Republicans had voted early, according to the same analysis.[Al Jazeera]
- Texas had more than 7 million early votes, over 1.5 million more than the 2022 midterm early total.[Al Jazeera]
- An Associated Press polling analysis found early voting in South Carolina up 83 percent compared with the same point in 2022.[Al Jazeera]
- According to the latest CBS News House model, Democrats are on pace to win 229 seats, which would give them the majority.[CBS News]
What remains uncertain
- The early-vote figures are a snapshot as of Sunday and do not show final turnout.[Al Jazeera]
- Latest national polls suggesting 51.5 percent support for Democrats and 43.1 percent for Republicans are polling estimates, not results.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.