Democrats led GOP in early voting turnout in South Florida
More than 992,000 South Florida voters cast their ballots during Florida's early voting period, according to the state's election data . Why it matters: Early turnout this year is more than double the numbers in 2022 during the most recent midterm elections. Four years ago, just over 432,000 voters turned out to vote early, records show . By the numbers: In Miami-Dade, the state's largest county, 354,203 voters cast their ballots in person, while 182,836 voted early by mail. In Broward County, 314,113 voted in person, while 141,073 did so via mail, state data show. Zoom in: Democrats led early turnout in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties, records show. In Miami, Democrats recorded just over 202,00 ballots cast compared to the GOP's nearly 189,000. In Broward, Democrats led with more than 242,300 votes compared to just over 100,000 GOP votes. Meanwhile, about 135,240 non-party-affiliated voters and about 10,700 "other" voters cast their ballots in Miami-Dade. In Broward County, it was about 102,720 non-party-affiliated voters and about 10,000 "other" voters. Yes, but: Statewide, GOP turnout outpaced the Democrats, with nearly 1.5 million votes cast during early voting compared to just more than 1.2 million.
