Miami-Dade county leans Republican during early voting for first time in history

More Republicans have voted during early voting in Miami-Dade county than Democrats as of Thursday, marking the first time the county has turned red during early and absentee voting in history.

Florida was considered a swing state for decades, but has trended Republican in recent elections. The state went to former President Donald Trump in the 2016, and the 2020 presidential elections. It is also led by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are both Republicans.

More than 300,000 votes have been cast in the county so far, with 120,107 Republicans voting at the time of publishing. Democrats have cast a total of 117,775 votes, and 74,834 Independents have voted so far, according to live data from Florida Voice News.

"BREAKING: In a historical development, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY is officially RED in the early + mail-in voting," Eric Daugh, the publication's assistant news director, posted to X. "HISTORY: No GOP presidential candidate has LOST the presidency if they WON Miami-Dade County. The trend here in Miami is also with the Republicans."

Republicans also make up 44% of the total votes cast statewide so far, and Democrats make up 35%. 

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.