North Carolina’s combined early and mail ballot count was 37% above its comparable 2022 level by Oct. 18, while Florida’s latest figures showed different party-registration leaders in mail and in-person voting.
Axios reported that registered Democrats accounted for 240,206 North Carolina ballots through Oct. 18, compared with 102,845 from registered Republicans. The outlet put the state’s total 37% above its corresponding 2022 midterm tally.
Florida Department of State’s Division of Elections data showed 1,218,896 returned mail ballots and 763,595 in-person early votes. Democrats led the mail returns, 522,621 to 437,393. In-person voting showed the reverse pattern: Republicans recorded 333,394, while Democrats had 283,005.
The datasets describe different snapshots and should not be treated as a direct comparison of turnout between the states. North Carolina’s figure compares its early and mail ballot total with its own 2022 midterm benchmark; Florida’s report separates returned mail ballots from in-person early votes. Party registration identifies affiliation, not how someone marked a ballot.
Axios described North Carolina’s pattern as potentially favorable to Democrats, citing President Donald Trump’s approval and Roy Cooper’s candidacy as possible turnout influences. The outlet presented those as possible factors, not established causes.
CBS News said the national early-vote count had passed 15 million. Its The Takeout segment discussed voting figures with Zachary Donnini, VoteHub’s head of data science.
North Carolina’s in-person early-voting period ends Oct. 31. Florida’s mandatory period runs Oct. 24 through Oct. 31, with counties able to add days through Nov. 1; EconoTimes previously covered Florida’s early-voting period. Both states hold elections Nov. 3.
