Mail-in voting remains controversial, especially in red states like Texas.
But not early voting. That's for sure.
Residents of the Lone Star State have been able to vote early since last week. And they have been taking full advantage of that convenience.
The U.S. Elections Project reported Tuesday that Texas leads the nation in early voter turnout.
That translates to about 4.7 million early votes. That's slightly more than the total 4.68 million votes President Donald Trump received in Texas when he ran in 2016.
Imagine that.
Across the country, about 35 million have early voted in person or by mail. According to the U.S. Elections Project, that's almost 25 percent of the total ballots cast in 2016.
Who is voting?
Well, the U.S. Elections Project says 53% of early voters nationwide are registered Democrats and 25% are registered Republicans.
We wouldn't make too much of that, though. There's still plenty of time before November 3 and many voters prefer to cast their ballots on Election Day. We doubt anyone could accurately predict the results at this stage.
But we are happy to see so many take an interest in voting this year. We hope - indeed, expect - the 2020 election to shatter records when all is said and done.