Washington Post analysis of current voter registration data from L2 Political shows that more than 9.2 million currently registered Republicans cast absentee ballots four years ago. Rules governing absentee ballots vary by state, but in many states, absentee ballots made up a significant portion of the vote. Currently registered voters in the state who are likely Republicans cast more than 45,000 more absentee votes than likely Democrats. Trump won by about 23,000 votes, with likely Republicans casting about 50,000 more votes than likely Democrats by absentee. Eliminating the absentee vote would also eliminate absentee votes from third-party and absentee voters, which mix up the math.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2020 21:38 UTC