An older woman, wearing metal rimmed glasses, a white sweater, and with her white hair pulled up in a pink claw clip, sits in front of a voting booth. On it is a US flag and the word 'VOTE' in blue. Image source, EPA
ByMax Matza
  • Published18 minutes ago

With less than a week to go until the US midterm elections, which will determine which party controls Congress for the next two years, more than 43 million Americans have already voted.

Data from the University of Florida Election Lab indicates that four to five million early votes have been cast each day, representing a much higher rate than in most previous elections.

Texas has seen the highest above-average turnout rate so far, says Prof Mike McDonald, who runs the Election Lab database. Hispanic communities are also seeing a much higher turnout than usual.