Colorado voters are casting ballots in droves ahead of the 2020 election, pushing early vote totals to record levels in the first days.
As of 12:15 p.m. Oct. 28 — 6 days before the Nov. 3 election — 1,985,425 people cast ballots, or 48.31% of registered voters, a Colorado Sun analysis shows.
This is the second presidential election in Colorado with mail ballots — and an unusual one. The coronavirus pandemic and attention on mail ballots is driving numbers to all-time highs and scrambling traditional turnout patterns.
So far, registered Democrats represent the largest group of early votes at 58.55%, followed by Republicans at 48.65% and unaffiliated voters not aligned with a political party at 41.55%.
In Colorado, mail ballots are sent to all active registered voters and began to hit the mail Oct. 9. The vast majority of the early votes cast to date are mail ballots. Only 2% came from in-person voting, according to the state. People may register to vote and cast a ballot until 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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