Nearly 2 million Oregonians have voted early in the presidential election

With just over 24 hours left before the election day voting cut-off, almost 2,000,000 Oregonians have voted early.

It is a monumental year, unprecedented across the board, and that extends to the 2020 US presidential election. Voters across the country have had to adapt — where available — to new and safe viable ways of casting their ballots.

Ahead of tomorrow’s election day cut-off, nearly two million people have already sent in their votes. Oregon has had a long-standing tradition of vote-by-mail services and essential processes that were uninterrupted by the current pandemic.

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According to the updated polling and ballot counting report from the Oregon Secretary of State, of the 2,949,687 registered voters in Oregon, 1,969,549 votes have been cast.

That is 66.8% early turnout for the state. The last time we checked in on the numbers, Oregon was at just over 46% turnout.

As of Monday, Benton Grant, and Clackamas Counties are leading the way with over 71% of voters sending in their ballots, while Josephine and Umatilla Counties are the only two under 60% turnout ahead of tomorrow.

It’s important to note that the mail-in voting deadline has passed, and Oregonians who have yet to vote must get their ballots into their county elections office or local ballot dropbox by 8 pm PT tomorrow, November 3.