The 2012 presidential election is tomorrow, but plenty of states have early voting. At least 30 million people in 34 states have already cast ballots by mail or in person. That’s a huge percentage of the overall popular vote – about 120 million citizens cast ballots in 2008, when Barack Obama defeated John McCain. Four years ago, Obama’s good fortune was foreshadowed by a surge in Democrats voting early. He’s banking on the same enthusiasm in 2012. Will he get it? No votes will be counted until Tuesday, but some states are releasing the party affiliation of those who vote early – a pretty good barometer of who they picked. This doesn’t tell us who will show up tomorrow, of course, and these aren’t actual votes, but registered partisans tend to vote their party 90-plus percent of the time. Check out who’s voted early in various swing states thus far: Colorado Votes: 1.6 million Democrats: 35 percent Republicans: 37 percent Florida Votes: 4.3 million Democrats: 43 percent Republicans: 40 percent Iowa Votes: 614,000 Democrats: 43 percent Republicans: 32 percent Nevada Votes: 702,000 Democrats: 44 percent Republicans: 37 percent North Carolina Votes: 2.7 million Democrats: 48 percent Republicans: 32 percent Ohio Votes: 1.6 million Democrats: 29 percent Republicans: 23 percent
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Early Voting Results: Who’s Winning?
