Officials Predict Record Turnout In Multiple States

Axios reports:

Election officials in Michigan and several other states are predicting turnout to surpass records set in 2020, when about 158 million Americans — 66% of eligible voters — cast ballots, Axios’ Dave Lawler reports.

If turnout is unexpectedly high, the election results could diverge dramatically from the razor-thin margins reflected in the polls. That’s because pollsters have to make numerous assumptions about the size and makeup of the electorate when conducting their surveys.

Breaking it down: High turnout is usually good news for Democrats, because the demographics for whom turnout varies the most cycle to cycle — in particular young people — tend to vote Dem.

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