With one week to go until Election Day, more than 51 million Americans have already cast their ballots, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab tracker. Early voting data shows that about 27 million people have voted in person, while nearly 24 million have returned mail-in ballots as of Tuesday afternoon.

The totals represent nearly one-third of the total turnout from 2020, when more than 154 million people voted amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted many to opt for mail-in ballots.

The 2024 race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is shaping up to be very close, with the candidates neck-and-neck in critical battleground states. Democrats hold a slight edge in early voting, with 39.5% of ballots cast by registered Democrats, compared to 36.1% by Republicans.

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