states, and washington, d.c. here is a shot of sterling, virginia right there. cnn has reporters in many of the key battleground states all across the country. so let s begin with rosa flores, live in florida, home of the two most contentious races in the country. what are you seeing? reporter: good morning. i just talked to a voter x a, a that voter said if you don t vote today, you can t complain later. very wise words. take a look behind me because these polls have been open for just over an hour. we have seen an engaged elector rat here in florida. we have more than 13 million registered voters and more than 5 million have already voted. that s more than 38%. but the breakdown by party is nail biting. take a look at these numbers of those early voters. 40.1% are republican, 40.5% are democrat.
about 30 minutes ago and what we have seen are lines that are slow and steady here in florida what we ve seen is a deeply involved electorate of the more than 13 million voters who are registered in this state, more than 5 million have already voted. that s 38%. if you look at the breakdown by party, it is nail biting. take a look at this numbers. of those early voters, 40.1% are registered republicans, 40.5% are registered democrats. and then the rest, no party affiliation or other, make up 19.3%. now, overall there is this misconception in florida that most of the registered voters are seniors. not the case this year. 52% of voters are millennials, gen-xers or gen-zers and this younger block of voters are more diverse, they are very much worried about the environment, jobs and healthcare and what we are seeing in this state we are
had already voted. if you compare that to 2014, that is a 62% increase. now, when you break that down by party, this is where you get these nail biting, razor thin elections here in florida because that s the setup that we re starting to see here. take a look at these numbers. if you break down the early voting numbers, brooke, 40.1% are registered republicans. 40.5% are registered democrats. and then the rest, the 19.4% that are left are no party affiliation or other. now, since president trump took office, about 1 million voters have registered. now, there is this sense across the nation that most of florida voters are seniors. that is not the case. 52% are millennials, gen-zers
38%. now, if you look at that break-down, it really says a lot about the nail biting races in the state of florida because the break down by party looks like this. take a look. republicans 40.1%. democrats 40.5%. nail biting, razor thin margins there. the rest are no party affiliation or other at 19.3%. there are multiple races in the state of florida with national implications. you have the senate that could tilt the balance of power, the governor s race, as a glimpse into 2020 as to how florida could go either republican or democrat. and then of course there are a couple of house races in this state that are red seats at the moment that are in democrat strongholds. so a lot of hopes there for the democrats to try to turn those seats. and, jim, i got to leave you with this because there is this
what are you hearing from voters about what s bringing them to the polls? i talked to one voter who said that this is the best country in the world. we enjoy democracy. we enjoy freedoms, and how do you maintain that democracy and those freedoms? by exercising your right to vote. that s why one voter said that she was here very early this morning. take a look over my shoulder. polls here opens at 7:00 a.m. and we do have an update from the secretary of state here in florida. updated early voting numbers. hear this. 39% of registered voters in florida have already voted. that s more than 5 million people. florida is known for its nail-biting races because races usually are here won by razor thin margins. you have to look at these numbers. republicans, the breakdown by party. republicans make up 40.1% of those votes.