Title: Election 2020 Voter Turnout 'at 67 Percent', Highest in 120 Years
Headings: Election 2020 Voter Turnout 'at 67 Percent', Highest in 120 Years
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Election 2020 Voter Turnout 'at 67 Percent', Highest in 120 Years
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Content: At least nine states mailed a ballot to every registered voter before Election Day as a way to encourage more people to use the option, as many health officials see it as a safer way to vote. Early voting has become an increasingly popular option over the years, with the previous record being reached in 2016 with 47 million ballots cast before Election Day, or 23.7 percent of the total number of votes cast, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. But for the first time in modern history, more Americans are anticipated to vote early than on Election Day this year, according to a ccording to SA Today. The Bipartisan Policy Center estimated that 50 to 70 percent of all ballots cast this year will be absentee ballots. Civic engagement ahead of the November 3 election has also increased. According to a Gallup poll released on October 30, 69 percent of registered voters said they are more enthusiastic to vote in the 2020 election compared to years past. A 2016 Gallup poll asked voters the same question, finding that only about half felt more enthusiasm than in years past. More "I Voted" stickers will have been needed than any time in living memory. Ethan Miller/Getty
Nationally, voters have already cast 73.3 percent of total votes counted in the 2016 general election, according to the U.S. Elections Project. And at least 13 states have already surpassed 90 percent of total turnout in 2016 by early votes alone.