Texas is seeing a staggering turnout for early voting this year. In fact, no election in history has seen so many early voters in the Lone Star State.
As The Texas Observer reports, the heavy early turnout could be good news for Democrats. Strategists have said it appears that Republicans are simply “not as enthusiastic” this year. Historically, heavy early voting numbers have been good news for the Republican Party in Texas.
But this year appears to be a little different. In the 20 most populous Texas counties, a larger percentage of Democratic voters have been turning out this year. In the first week of early voting, 32 percent of mail-in voters in those counties were Democrats. Four years ago, that number was only ten percent. Republicans traditionally vote early, and Democrats are known for turning out on Election Day. So, if Democrats have high numbers going into tomorrow’s election, it could change races.