Early Voting by Party: 16 Days Out

Republican in-person early voters have increased by nearly 8 percentage points compared to the last two elections, based on data 16 days before the November election. Democratic early voters still hold a more than two-to-one advantage in mail-in ballots.

Share of Early In-Person Votes by Party

(16 Days Before Election Day)

Bar graph showing the percent of Democratic and Republican votes cast early in-person

Share of Mail Votes by Party

(16 Days Before Election Day)

Bar graph showing the percent of Democratic and Republican votes cast early

For more details, including early voting by locality, see VPAP's Early Voting Dashboard

Notes: Data as of 16 days before the election each year. Virginia does not require voter registration by party. VPAP matched the voter IDs in the DOE file with data provided by L2 Political, which has an algorithm that estimates the likely party of voters, based on factors such as past participation in primary elections.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections early voting file, and L2 Political.

Oct. 24, 2023