Election 2020
Election Day Photos Feature A Manageable Wait
This Is How We Vote
A record number of Americans voted early for the 2020 Presidential Election, so it was no surprise that on Election Day, in several locations, crowds were manageable and the balloting appeared to be going fairly smoothly. In Washington DC, the short lines made headlines in the Washington Post. In Chicago, many polling places seemed downright empty as voters were able to walk in and out, in some instances, in 15 minutes flat. In smaller towns, however, anecdotal evidence suggests that lines were slightly longer.
Regardless, In D.C. alone more than 5 million people voted early. Nationwide early votes approached 100 million, which is nearly three-quarters of 2016’s total vote. To break it down further, 35.7 million people had voted in person and 63.9 million had cast ballots by mail, according to the non-partisan according to the U.S. Elections Project.
Here are some images from the front lines across the country. They are remarkable in that they show exactly what an election should be: uneventful except for the actual vote.
