As of election day, nearly 86 million Americans had voted early, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. A record number of people voted early in some states, including Georgia, Michigan and Florida — surpassing even those who voted early during the 2020 election, which occurred during a pandemic.

This year, early voters were almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, 37.5 percent and 35.7 percent, respectively. That’s a sharp change from 2020, when nearly 45 percent of early voters were Democrats, compared to 30 percent Republicans, and 24 percent with no party affiliation.

Read more about what early voting data could tell us about this year’s election.