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Mail-in Voting Down, In-person Voting Up
Some voters in Wisconsin really may be skipping the mail system.
Early in-person voting began in Wisconsin on Tuesday, and some communities reported large turnouts.
The city of Madison on Tuesday said 3,177 people voted on the first day of early, in-person voting. That’s up from the 1,821 who voted on the first day of early, in-person voting during the last governor’s race back in 2022. That’s a 74% increase.
Milwaukee also saw an increase in first day, early in-person voting. The city of Milwaukee on Tuesday said 3,398 people voted on the first day of in-person voting. Back in 2022, Milwaukee said 2,461 people voted on the first day. Milwaukee’s increase is close to 38%.
The jump in early, in-person voting comes after weeks of declining early, mail-in voting.
Election managers are reporting a 20-plus-percent drops in both mail-in ballots that were sent out, and mail-in ballots that have been returned.
Last week, the head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission said those drops could be because some voters don’t trust President Trump and/or the Post Office. She also predicted a jump in in-person voting numbers.
“People are just being a little more diligent about planning for these things and ensuring that their ballot makes it back by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said. “And I think in-person absentee offers a little more of that reassurance to folks.”
Political watchers say it remains to be seen if the first day jump in early, in-person voting continues or was just a first-day jump.
Early voting is open in some communities all the way through the Sunday before Election Day.
Election Day is November 3rd.
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