10/29 Swing State Power Rankings

Today’s Power Rankings will be based solely on early voting numbers. So far the top states in terms of percentage of 2008 early voters divided by total 2004 voters are:

5. Florida

Over 2 million voters, or 27% of 2004 total voters, have voted so far in the Sunshine State. Democratic early voters outnumber Republican early voters 45%-40%. This is significant because Republican early voters far outnumbered Democratic early voters here in 2000 and 2004.

4. Georgia

Over 1.2 million voters, or 36.4% of 2004 total voters, have voted so far in the Peach State. African Americans make up 35.4% of early voters.

3. Colorado

Over 800,000 voters, or 37.9% of 2004 total voters, have voted so far in Colorado. Democrats and Republicans are virtually even in the number of ballots requested, and the large majority of early votes have come from absentee voting (80%).

2. North Carolina

Over 1.4 million voters, or 39.7% of 2004 total voters, have voted so far in North Carolina. There have been nearly double the number of early Democratic voters compared to early Republican voters, and African American voters have made up 28% of early voters in the state.

1. Nevada

Nearly 350,000 voters, or 41.4% of 2004 total voters, have voted so far in Nevada. A large majority of early votes have come from Clark and Washoe counties. Similar to North Carolina, Democratic early voters in these two counties outnumber Republican early voters by a margin of nearly 2-1.