Can Early Voting Tell Us Anything About November?
What to Expect When You Don't Know What to Expect
Election Day is a little over a month away, but that hasn’t stopped over 700,000 people, including over 550,000 Virginians, from already voting. This has led many internet sleuths to research what this could mean and whether they can see any trends that could point to how the election will shake out in November.
Early voting can show how an election may turn out or the intensity of some voters, but it cannot give you a definitive answer.
So here’s what we know about early voting in a few critical swing states and what, if anything, this can tell us going into the final month.