Early/Absentee Voting Summary

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COLORADO

Early/absentee voting has now outstripped 2004 levels, with 1,123,173 voters having cast ballots.

Democrats currently outnumber Republicans in early voting, albeit by a slim margin - 38.6% of all early voters, to 37.9% Republicans

FLORIDA
It's likely that early voting will reach and surpass 2004 levels today. Democrats currently have a healthy advantage among early/absentee voter registrations, with 45.4% to 39% for Republicans.

GEORGIA

Early voting is double 2004 numbers, and is equivalent to 42% of all votes cast in Georgia in 2004.

Of early voters, 35% are African-American, compared to 25% of the total voting population in 2004.

Also, 56% of early voters are women, another excellent sign for Democrats.

Republicans will need a big sweep on Election Day to stop Jim Martin from winning the Senate race. They'll probably get it, especially as it appears that a lot of white males are waiting until Election Day.

But both in the Senate race and the Presidential, they've got a lot of ground to make up.

INDIANA

Early voting has not only exceeded 2004 levels statewide, but has nearly doubled in Marion County, Indiana.

IOWA

Registered Democrats have a 20-point advantage in early voting over Republicans in Iowa, and early voting numbers are currently approaching 2004 levels. Current early votes cast comprise 26% of all votes cast in 2004; early voting was roughly 30% of the total vote four years ago.

LOUISIANA

Early voting is now more than double 2004 levels. Of early voters, registered Democrats have a huge edge, 58.5% to 28.4%.

36% of early voters are African-American.

Even if Obama can't win Louisiana, this is awfully good news for Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, and Sixth District Rep. Don Cazayoux.

NEVADA

Early voters constituted 53.1% of all voters in 2004; this year, early voting to this point is equivalent to 47% of all 2004 numbers.

In Clark and Washoe Counties, Democrats enjoy substantial leads in registrations of early voters. Washoe County early voting has already outstripped 2004 levels.

NORTH CAROLINA

The proportion of black voters among all early voters has leveled off - they constitute 27% of all voters now.

Early voting has far outstripped 2004 levels, and Democrats are turning out disproportionately. 1,847,860 ballots

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