Democrats hold a 44,204-ballot edge over Republicans in Palm Beach County ahead of the November 3 General Election, according to data from the Supervisor of Elections updated at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Boca Raton tells a different story.
Countywide, 260,373 ballots have been cast so far. Democrats account for 122,776 of them, Republicans 78,572, voters with no party affiliation 51,496 and voters registered with other parties 7,529. That works out to roughly 47.2 percent Democratic, 30.2 percent Republican, 19.8 percent no party and 2.9 percent other.
In Boca Raton, Republicans lead at all five early voting sites. The margin is widest at the Boca Raton Downtown Library, where Republicans have 46.56 percent to 28.52 percent for Democrats. Sugar Sand Park Community Center, West Boca Branch Library and Spanish River Library also favor Republicans, while Glades Road Branch Library is a near tie, 37.23 percent to 36.87 percent.
Democrats lead at the Delray Beach Community Center and at Hagen Ranch Road Library, both to the north and west of Boca Raton.
The most Democratic sites countywide are Wells Rec Community Center, Loula V. York Branch Library and the Belle Glade Library/Civic Center. Republicans run strongest in north county, led by the Tequesta Council Chambers and the Jupiter Community Center. The closest race is at the Dr. Andre Fladell Civic Center, where Democrats lead 37.45 percent to 37.24 percent.
Early voting continues through Sunday, and voters may cast ballots at any early voting location in the county.
