Thread by @latimes

More than 6.8 million people ages 18 to 29 have voted early or by mail in the national election, a 2 ½-fold increase over their voting level at this point four years ago.

@RaineyTime and @mollyhf on the youth vote powering record-setting early balloting latimes.com/politics/story…

As of Wednesday morning, voters under 30 had cast more than 900,000 ballots in Texas, nearly three times the number as around this time in 2016.

Other battleground states mirrored that outsized turnout by young people. latimes.com/politics/story…

TargetSmart data shows:

Young Florida voters have cast 569,000 ballots, a 42% increase over their 2016 total.

Some 404,000 young North Carolinians have voted, a 63% jump.

Young people in Georgia have expanded their vote by 82% to more than 340,000. latimes.com/politics/story…

Younger voters tend to favor Democratic candidates by a 30-point margin, according Tufts University experts.

“That alone could make the traditionally red state of Georgia more competitive.” latimes.com/politics/story…

Demographic trends suggest Texas will one day turn Democratic, and University of Houston junior Maya Camacho voted early to try to make that happen this year.

“I’ve seen where our country is going, and for the first time I have a say in that.” latimes.com/politics/story…