The figures are based on the registration of voters who returned their ballots on the first available day of early voting. This initial data measures early party engagement and does not account for the total volume of ballots cast in subsequent days or the final outcomes of the election.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Democrats Post D+27 Margin in Iowa First Day Early Vote
US Politics5 days ago
Early returns from the most recent absentee ballot cycle broke away from the trends seen during the previous two years. Ballots cast on October 14, the first day of early voting in Iowa, displayed a party registration split of D+27 in favor of Democrats. This follows a D+7 split on the same day in 2024 and a D+11 split in 2022, representing a 20 point shift toward Democratic voters in early registration enthusiasm.
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