Virginia becomes the first state in the country to allow in-person voting to select the next US president on Friday, September 20, and it will run through November 2. It's a multi-level election, with voters casting ballots for several state congress seats in addition to choosing Republican Trump or Democrat Harris as president.
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Early voters share a variety of reasons for their appearance at the ballot boxes: it's simply excited to be among the first; the weather is nice; they get to work from home today; or "it's a civic duty" ...
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Election Data Science Lab, about 69% of votes cast in the 2020 election were cast either early in-person or via mail-in ballot.
Virginia has been a solid Democratic base in recent elections, but some Republicans are optimistic about flipping the state in November. Voters there will also be casting ballots for 11 members of the state’s congress and one of its two senators.
The latest polls show the presidential race is extremely deadlocked, with Harris leading Trump nationally, but by a light margin.
Along with the presidential race, it’s also a state referendum. Millions of voters in 41 states will also have the opportunity to express their views on a number of specific policies of their states on November 5.
Ten states are asking voters to decide whether they want to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, voters in West Virginia will be asked to vote on whether to ban medically-assisted suicide, and voters in three states will be asked whether recreational marijuana use for adults should be legalized.
