JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite warnings from President Donald Trump, Floridians have cast mail-in ballots in record numbers before Tuesday’s Florida Primary.
Of 2.66 million votes cast statewide by Monday, 2.1 million were done on mail-in ballots and 554,814 voted in-person during early voting.
Of votes cast, 1,029,277 were by Republican voters, 1,280,904 by Democrats and 387,632 by NPA and other party voters.
The percentage of Floridians voting by mail has grown in the recent election cycles, with 1.28 million using mail-in ballots in the 2016 primary and 1.35 million in the 2018 primary.
The number of Democrats using mail-in ballots is growing faster than Republicans.