Early voting drops 3% statewide as Davidson, Shelby counties see major declines

[RandySF]

More than 2.2 million Tennesseans cast ballots during early voting over the past two weeks as turnout nearly reached 46%, nearly 3% fewer than the 2020 presidential election total.

Early voting in person totaled 2,132,610, and 82,253 were cast by mail, for a total of 2,214,870 through Oct. 31, the final day of early voting, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

Though some involved in the presidential election are calling it the most important one in this era, early voting numbers don’t quite match that view, falling 2.89%. Tennessee typically sees about half of voters go to the polls early.

Early voting turnout in the 2020 presidential election between current President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who was the incumbent at the time, hit 2,280,767, nearly 66,000 more than cast ballots so far in this year’s election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump.

Both early voting totals, though, are much higher than in 2016 when 1.67 million Tennesseans cast ballots early as Trump defeated former Vice President Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State’s figures show.



https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/11/01/early-voting-drops-3-statewide-as-davidson-shelby-counties-see-major-declines/