US early vote passes 53 million as White House plans for a Democratic Congress

Early votes cast

53.14 million early votes

More than 53 million Americans had voted early by Sunday morning, according to a University of Florida analysis. In the 2022 midterms, 46 million voted early.

More than 11 million registered Democrats have voted early, compared with about 8 million registered Republicans, the same analysis found.

What's next

The White House has prepared since April to keep advancing Trump's agenda by executive power if Democrats win Congress, including new tariffs on critical minerals and wind turbines and tighter visa rules, according to a White House official and two people familiar with the plans.

Control of the Senate would let Democrats block nominees, and congressional investigations cannot be sidestepped by executive action. White House lawyers have sought a Justice Department opinion on shielding some communications with private advisers from scrutiny.