Early in-person voting is now over across the Tri-State, with some counties reporting record turnout for voting before Election Day.
Hamilton County expects voter turnout to fall between 70-74%. That figure could exceed 2020, but experts say the early turnout doesn’t indicate who will win. As of Monday, Nov. 4, the county reports 163,308 voters have cast a ballot in the 2024 election.
“It feels pretty good — everything was explained carefully in there on the ballots and stuff like that,” said Robert Gaines, who voted early.
We spoke to Democrats, Republicans and Independents who all voted early and in person.
“It’s no longer a badge of Republican honor to vote on Election Day or a badge of Democratic honor to vote early,” said Stephen Voss, a University of Kentucky political science professor.
Voss said this election shows early voting is popular, convenient and bipartisan. However, the early voting numbers do not indicate election results.
“Sometimes people split their tickets Republicans vote for Democratic candidates, Democrats vote for a Republican candidate, (which) makes early voting even more confusing,” said Voss.