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Additionally, women are more likely than men to vote before Election Day.

Senior citizens are more inclined than younger voters to cast their ballot before Election Day, with the majority of voters aged 65 and older planning to vote early. In addition to regional differences, the poll finds variation in early voting by age and gender. More people in the South (41%) than in the East (28%) and Midwest (28%) intend to vote before Election Day. Western states have longer histories than other states in extending early voting opportunities, with many allowing voting weeks before Election Day and Oregon conducting its elections entirely by mail. Two-Thirds in West Will Vote EarlyĬonsistent with prior years, Gallup finds early voting is most popular among voters living in the Western U.S., with nearly two-thirds of Western residents, 65%, planning to vote early. It is unclear how much pandemic concerns boosted early voting in 2020 because the practice has historically been more common in presidential than in midterm election years.Įarly voting intentions this year, though more prevalent than in the last (2018) midterm election, match those from the 2016 presidential election (40%).

registered voters planned to vote early versus 32% who planned to vote on Election Day. 3-20 poll still does not reach what Gallup measured in the 2020 presidential election year, during the coronavirus pandemic and before COVID-19 vaccines were available. The level of planned early voting measured in the Oct.