The higher numbers of Democrats voting early doesn’t necessarily equate to an advantage for Harris, as Democrats are typically more supportive of early voting than Republicansa

While Virginia isn’t a core battleground state this year, it does have more than two weeks of mail-in and early in-person voting already in the books, including hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots already cast.

A snapshot of early voting trends showed what could develop into a promising picture for Republicans. In some states, early voting has just begun. In North Carolina, more than 350,000 voters cast ballots Thursday during the first day of in-person early voting,

The Harris campaign and Democratic groups are working hard to push their supporters to vote early in this year’s election. Team Harris wants to maximize its early advantage, especially given that some Democratic-leaning groups — notably young people — are seen as unreliable voters come Election Day.

Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris race to Election Day. Follow for live news updates.

With just 21 days remaining to cast votes this presidential season, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over key constituents as well as the other party’s voters