Early voting data in Florida may help shed light on uncertain election

ORLANDO, Fla. — Election officials in Florida are reporting nearly 9 million people have already voted in the Sunshine State.

One day before Election Day, the state is reporting that this number is about 94% of all votes cast in the 2016 election.

But what do all the numbers really mean?

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There are more people voting this year and more tools to track the data.

On Election Day, polling locations will fill up as hundreds of thousands of people across Central Florida cast their ballots.

Leading up to Election Day, Channel 9 talked with a handful of experts and they all agree that Florida is critical for both major parties in this election.

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The United States Election Project shows 60.5% of registered voters in Orange County have cast a ballot.

It’s a notable number, but it actually falls toward the bottom of the list for Central Florida counties.

59.7% have voted in Osceola County, 62.2% in Seminole County, 80.4% in Sumter County, 62.3% in Volusia County, 64.2% in Brevard County and 65.5% in Flagler County.

Sumter County has the highest voter turnout in Central Florida so far.

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So how does this shake out for the parties?

Democrats make up 39.1% of the early vote total, and Republicans 37.9%.

After seeing the incredible turnout over the past couple weeks, some are estimating the U.S. will have around 160 million people vote in the 2020 election.

See the video above for the full report.

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