States Shatter Early Voting Records as Democrats Drive Turnout
- Democratic ballot returns are outpacing Republican votes
- Trump is betting on Election Day turnout to close gap
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Millions of Americans are breaking voter-turnout records with three weeks to go before Election Day and Democrats are casting early ballots at a far higher rate than Republicans.
Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have increased mail-in voting and led to unprecedented levels of early voting, especially among Democrats. More than 21.2 million voters have cast their ballot early, either in person or by mail, in states that report voting data, according to the University of Florida Elections Project.