Democrats are crushing it in early votes in Maricopa County...

[Drunken Irishman]

2020
Total: 1,157,731
R: 417,221
D: 452,025
O: 288,485

2016 - all early ballots returned prior to election day:
Total: 1,025,703
R: 421,566
D: 327,546
O: 276,591

Trump won this county by 46-43 in 2016. And Arizona by 3.5 points total.

Hillary finished with 702,907 votes in this county. So, likely over half that total has already voted.

[634-5789]

1. My ignorance is appalling: what is 'O: 288,485' TY

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Other parties.

[sweetloukillbot]

3. Other - Independents, Libertarians, Greens, etc.

[634-5789]

4. HOLY CRAP! That's a goodly percentage!!

[sweetloukillbot]

6. Indies are about 1/3

I think Republicans are around 34%
and Dems and Indies are around 32% each

[marybourg]

8. That's what they're registered as, not who they're voting for.

[saidsimplesimon]

10. Thanks Mary

When I was doing volunteer work for The League of Women Voters, decades ago (where does the time go) I registered as an Independent. I am now on the Democratic role.

[634-5789]

11. Thanks!

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Perhaps 'Other'?, where party is not ID'ed

[kurtcagle]

7. That Other stat is significant

Independents have been going about 65-35 Biden. If that holds here, we're looking a roughly

640,000 votes for Biden
518,000 votes for Trump

(This also assumes no Ds for Trump or Rs for Biden).
This translates to Biden votes at 55% at this point.

[Awsi Dooger]

9. Sinema won Maricopa by 4.2% in 2018

Definitely trending blue

I'm not a big turnout guy but I find myself rooting for high independent numbers everywhere. That block is going to decide the election