⁍ More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go.

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⁍ The tally is the latest sign of intense interest in the contest between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

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⁍ Democrats hold a significant advantage in early voting due to their embrace of mail balloting.

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– With eight days to go until Election Day, more than 60 million Americans have already voted, breaking a record set in 2008, Reuters reports. According to the University of Florida’s US Elections Project, 65% of those eligible to vote in the presidential election have already cast a ballot, the highest rate since 1908. The high level of early voting has led Michael McDonald, the University of Florida professor who administers the US Elections Project, to predict a record US voter turnout of about 150 million, representing 65% of those eligible to vote. The high level of early voting has led McDonald to predict a record US voter turnout of about 150 million, representing 65% of those eligible to vote. US voters have already cast more early votes than they did in all of 2016 when they passed the 47 million mark earlier this month, data shows. Democrats hold a significant advantage in early voting due to their embrace of mail balloting, which Republicans have historically cast in large numbers but have shunned amid repeated and unfounded attacks by Trump who says the system is prone to widespread fraud. Overall, Democrats hold roughly a two-to-one advantage in early voting numbers. The high level of early voting has led Michael McDonald, the University of Florida professor who administers the US Elections Project, to predict a record US voter turnout of about 150 million, representing 65% of those eligible to vote.