1.6 million ballots have now been cast in Ohio: 3 takeaways from the state's early voting data [View all]

1. Ohio sees robust Republican strength in the early vote
The most immediate takeaway that is inescapable to avoid when looking at Ohio's early voting data is how much stronger the Republican vote is over Democrats in the state. As of Sunday evening, the Ohio Secretary of State's Office recorded 1,637,003 ballots cast statewide. Of these, just under half (786,422) are by voters who are unaffiliated with either party, meaning they did not vote in a recent party primary. Meanwhile, 503,437 Republican-affiliated voters cast ballots in the state, while 341,046 Democratic-affiliated voters cast ballots.

2. Democrats see strength in swing counties and prior northeastern party strongholds.
Although registered Republicans significantly lead the statewide vote over registered Democrats, drilling down county by county reveals a surprising picture: Democrats are leading the vote in most of the state's swing counties, as well as prior Democratic strongholds in the northeastern part of the state that once upon a time made Ohio a swing state on the presidential level.


3. Voters aged 65+ make up almost half the vote
While the Secretary of State's Office does not release much data about voter demographics, the age of voters is one all-important demographic that does get released by the state. And the voters who have shown up so far are substantially older than Ohio's median age of 39.9.




https://www.wlwt.com/article/3-takeaways-from-the-ohio-early-voting-data-in-2024-election/62728586