More Than 50 Million Americans Vote Early Ahead of Tuesday's Midterm Elections
Photo: The Guardian USMore than 50.5 million Americans had cast early ballots as of Saturday morning, three days before Tuesday's midterm elections, according to an analysis by the University of Florida. That is nearly 5 million more than the total early votes cast in the 2022 midterms. Another count put the figure above 51 million nationwide, with turnout running well ahead of the last midterm.
In states that collect party registration data, 10.7 million registered Democrats had voted, compared with 7.8 million registered Republicans. Party registration does not show how people actually voted. Polling has shown widespread unhappiness with President Donald Trump's presidency and unusually close races in states Republicans usually win comfortably. Republicans are defending a 53-47 Senate majority. Democrats are targeting traditionally conservative-leaning states, including Texas, Alaska and Kansas, in an effort to take control of the chamber. In Texas, more than 7 million people had already voted early.
The Guardian US, representing left-leaning coverage, leads with the 50-million milestone and the record pace, then moves quickly to partisan breakdown: Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states that report affiliation, Trump's unpopularity, and an expanded Senate battleground map with Texas as a focal point. It adds the caveat that registration is not the same as votes cast. NewsNation, the alternative outlet, frames the story around the national total of more than 51 million and strong turnout in key battlegrounds, based on the excerpt available, without the partisan split or Trump reference. The two agree that early turnout is far above 2022 and that the exact count is roughly 50 to 51 million; they differ in that the left source ties the surge to Democratic enthusiasm and political context, while the alternative source stays on turnout. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had, and those covering it focus on the turnout surge.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Democratic early-vote lead and an expanded Senate map; alternative sources stress the overall turnout total; right-leaning outlets had not covered it.
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The Guardian US leads with the record 50.5 million early votes, citing University of Florida data, and stresses the Democratic edge in registered voters, Trump's unpopularity and the expanded Senate map including Texas.
NewsNation leads with early voting topping 51 million and turnout surging in key battlegrounds, emphasizing the gap from the last midterm rather than partisan breakdowns.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.