U.S. midterm elections: change in share of early voter turnout 2018

This statistic depicts the share of early votes cast in the 2018 midterm election by state, compared to early votes cast in the previous midterm elections. As of November 6, 2018, the share of early votes cast in the state of Massachusetts has increased by 424.2 percent over the 2014 midterm elections.

Change in share of early voters in U.S. midterm elections as of November 6, 2018, by state (compared to previous midterm election)*

Characteristic	Share of early voters compared to 2014 midterm election
Massachusetts	424.2%
Utah	338.3%
New Jersey	287.2%
Oklahoma	237.3%
Texas	236.4%
Minnesota	228.9%
Tennessee	216.9%
North Dakota	209.5%
Nevada	206.2%
Delaware	202.7%
Maryland	201.4%
Georgia	196%
South Carolina	189.6%
Vermont	179.9%
West Virginia	174.9%
North Carolina	174.7%
District of Columbia	168.2%
New Mexico	167.8%
Kansas	167.1%
Florida	163.4%
Virginia	156.3%
Ohio	151.8%
Wisconsin	151.2%
Mississippi	150.4%
Illinois	148.9%
Montana	143.9%
Arizona	137.3%
Indiana	127.9%
Louisiana	127%
Maine	116.6%
Michigan	107.3%
Idaho	107%
Iowa	105.9%
Missouri	102.6%
Colorado	99.2%
Pennsylvania	97.3%
Washington	96.6%
California	93.4%
Oregon	87.8%
Wyoming	81.3%
Rhode Island	75.6%
Alaska	69.3%
Nebraska	64.3%
Hawaii	16.6%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 6, 2018

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Percentages are compared to the total advance ballots cast in the 2014 midterm elections.
A value of 100 percent shows that the number of early voters was the same in 2018 as in 2014.
No data is available for Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Arkansas, South Dakota, Connecticut, or Alabama as of November 6, 2018.
Early voter data is a sum of mail-in/online ballots returned and early, in-person votes cast. Not all states allow early, in-person voting, and voting laws vary by state.

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