As some battleground states start early voting, Virginia has been going for weeks. The data show more interest in early voting from GOP areas this time.
Keep in mind that they’re compared to 2020, when voting patterns changed dramatically quite partisanly due to covid
Further they are just looking at county levels of voting, not individuals. Virginia does not have party of voters released. Dems have increased their rural voter outreach dramatically this year. For all we know this could mean higher dem turnout in rural areas. Republicans tend to strongly prefer voting on election day in most polling
Still good to encourage people to turnout early though!
Keep in mind that they’re compared to 2020, when voting patterns changed dramatically quite partisanly due to covid
Further they are just looking at county levels of voting, not individuals. Virginia does not have party of voters released. Dems have increased their rural voter outreach dramatically this year. For all we know this could mean higher dem turnout in rural areas. Republicans tend to strongly prefer voting on election day in most polling
Still good to encourage people to turnout early though!