Vote By Mail

Real-time updates on voter turnout, including early voting, vote by mail, and voting in precincts on Election Day, using data gathered from each county's Supervisor of Elections website.

That amounts to nearly 5.4 million ballots already cast either by mail or at early voting locations, and registered Republicans hold a 131,000 vote advantage over registered Democrats.

A growing population and changing demographics are making Manatee County less affordable.

As of Thursday, registered Republicans were slightly ahead of Democrats in ballots cast by mail or at in-person early voting sites around the state.

Early voting runs through Nov. 1, and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 22.

It covers local and statewide races and asks candidates about issues including data centers, property taxes, affordability and more.

Here is a breakdown of voting numbers for the 2026 primary elections across Florida, including mail-in ballots and early voting.

Voting in the Aug. 18 primary surged over the weekend as the in-person early voting option became available statewide.

Supervisors of elections throughout Florida have until Thursday to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters who have requested them in advance of the Aug. 18 primary elections.

If you can't make it in person during early voting or on Election Day, there's another way to cast your ballot: vote by mail.

Florida voters won't be affected by Monday's Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots. The court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi's law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked and received within five days of Election Day.

With just over two months to go until the primary election, disability rights and senior advocates fear that many Florida voters won’t renew their ballot requests in time to vote from home.