Michael McDonald

Professor at the University of Florida who specializes in American elections.

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/24: at least 26 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/24: at least 25 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote evening update 10/23: at least 24 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

@johnbikis It would be kind if you added a direct link to my site and more clearly indicated the UF Election Lab is the source of the early vote data

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update: at least 23 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Maine just posted its latest mail ballot file, so here's a quick and dirty analysis of where the early vote stands https://t.co/yi6SAsoa8k

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote analysis in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska reveals signs of life for Republicans https://t.co/XswW5tqAib

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Are you one of the 21 million Americans who have already voted?

University of Florida (@UF) political science professor Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) talked about early election voting data heading into the November 2026 midterm elections. For more, visit: https://t.co/kMknOEUyCl.

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Georgia and North Carolina Early Voters Are Becoming More Diverse, and what this may signal for the country https://t.co/YcyONrO1ui

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote early morning update 10/23: at least 21 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

@skywalkm @VoteHub @E_DataGuy Knowing how VoteHub works, they're probably scraping my site and taking credit for it -- as they did it with our VEST data

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/22: at least 19 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/22: at least 20 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳🎉
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

An update on Florida's early voting. It is still trailing 2022 due, in part, to a significant change in law regarding mail ballot requests. Democrats and Unaffiliated voters are making up ground in the in-person early vote, but Republicans not so much https://t.co/bV3ASkNKKE

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/22: at least 18 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote midday update 10/21: at least 16 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Mail ballot requests are mostly down, but returns are up suggesting voters are returning mail ballots sooner https://t.co/VA7NjIqpo3

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/21: at least 14 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/20: at least 13 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote midday update 10/20: at least 12 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW