Elections officials: More than 140,000 LIers cast their ballots early
Early voters at Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury on Oct. 25. Credit: Morgan Campbell
More than 140,000 Long Islanders cast their ballots early, according to county election officials.
Early voting was held from Oct. 25 through Sunday. According to voter data, about 91,250 people voted ahead of Election Day in Nassau County, including 34,338 Democrats and nearly 39,000 Republicans.
In Suffolk County, 50,254 people participated in the election early, including 20,952 Democrats and 17,499 Republicans, according to data from the county Board of Elections.
About 1,210 people voted on another recognized party line, while roughly 10,600 didn’t include party information or selected something else, the data shows. Sunday saw the highest early-voter turnout, with approximately 7,400 votes cast.
By about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nassau elections officials said roughly 84,250 votes had been cast. Suffolk election officials said they would have an update on Tuesday's voting numbers later in the day.
According to county board of elections information, there are 2,103,098 active voters listed on Long Island.
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith is a general assignment reporter for Newsday. She previously worked at USA TODAY and is an alum of Howard University.
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