Early Voting Results 2012 Presidential Election: Who Is In The Lead?

Even though a few hours remain for most Americans to get their votes in, neatly 30 million people have already voted in 34 states and the District of Columbia, whether the ballots were sent in by mail or cast in person, Politico has reported.

These votes will not be counted until the polls close in their respective states Tuesday evening, but some important swing states have released the party affiliation of those who opted to exercise their right to vote ahead of time. Many of those voters are independents, so the figures do not add up to 100 percent.

The following statistics are courtesy of Politico, the Associated Press, state elections agencies and the United States Elections Project at George Mason University.

Colorado

Votes: 1.6 million

Democrats: 35 percent

Republicans: 37 percent

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Florida

Votes: 4.3 million

Democrats: 43 percent

Republicans: 40 percent

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Iowa

Votes: 614,000

Democrats: 43 percent

Republicans: 32 percent

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Nevada

Votes: 702,000

Democrats: 44 percent

Republicans: 37 percent

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North Carolina

Votes: 2.7 million

Democrats: 48 percent

Republicans: 32 percent

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Ohio

Votes: 1.6 million

Democrats: 29 percent

Republicans: 23 percent

In what will likely be one of the closest elections in American history, every vote counts. Both presidential candidates were even interviewed during the half time of Monday night’s football game, though it seemed like the interviewer was more interested in asking Romney and Obama about football than their politics.

Facebook has taken the iniative to prompt and encourage their users to vote by reminding them about Election Day the moment they sign on. Visitors to Google's homepage who click on the Google image are taken to a page that helps them find their polling site and provides other key information about voting and the election.

For anyone who is unsure of where to go to vote, Facebook also lets their users know where the closest voting booth for them is located.

Many have taken to social media to share their "I Voted" stickers. But some should be wary with how much they share. Voters in some places could theoretically face jail time for posting pictures of their ballots on Instagram and Facebook.