By Rabia Iclal Turan
WASHINGTON (AA) - More than 28 million voters have cast ballots in early voting for the 60th presidential elections in the US.
According to data compiled by NBC News, a total of 28.6 million people had voted in states with early voting rights as of Oct. 24 as the countdown continues to the Nov. 5 presidential elections.
About 43% of those who have voted are registered Democrats, while 39% are registered Republicans, according to the data.
Record numbers have been reported in battleground states such as North Carolina and Georgia.
In Georgia, more than 25% of active voters have already participated while in North Carolina, more than 2 million mail-in and in-person votes were cast as of Oct. 24.
Early voting continues in Georgia until Nov. 1 and in North Carolina until Nov. 2.
Nevada, another key battleground, reported nearly 400,000 voters had cast ballots by Thursday, with registered Republicans making up 40% of those votes.