Republicans, who have generally preferred so-called “Game Day” voting on Election Day, have begun to embrace early voting either in-person or by mail—and they are outpacing where they were in 2022 and 2021, according to analysis by the Virginia Public Access Project.
Sixteen days before the November 7 Election Day, Republicans were responsible for 39 percent of early voting ballots and 26 percent of mail-in ballots.
In 2022, Republicans cast 31 percent of early voting ballots and 23 percent of mail-in ballots. In 2021, the GOP ballots were roughly the same: 31 percent of early voting ballots and 22 percent of mail-in ballots.