Early voting ramps up as Election Day nears, UB professor says

The Economist quotes Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science, in a report on early voting for the presidential election. The Republican share of early returned mail ballots has risen from 27% last time to 32% so far in 2024, while the share enjoyed by Democrats has held at just under 48%. Former president Donald Trump’s supporters find this encouraging, but “there’s still debate as to whether early voting is just cannibalizing election-day vote, or if you actually get new voters in the mix,” says Neiheisel.