Over 125K Virginians voted early, in person on Friday; how do Richmond localities compare?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- As election day nears, early voter turnout across Virginia has increased significantly in terms of in-person voting -- how do Richmond localities match up to statewide trends? According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), 125,697 people across Virginia voted early and in person on Friday, Nov. 1 and 8,279 Virginians voted by mail. While the overall amount of early voters is less than what was reported by VPAP during the 2020 election, the highest number of early, in-person voters that came out in one day has increased by 2,322 people. The City of Richmond also saw a large jump in early voters on Nov. 1, with 3,209 people that voted in person and 251 people that voted by mail, according to VPAP. PREVIOUSLY: Voting rights groups reporting cases of eligible voters wrongly removed from Virginia rolls Chesterfield County has seen consistently high early voter turnout throughout the past couple of weeks -- on Oct. 21, there were 6,831 people who voted in person and 313 people who voted by mail. Around two weeks later on Nov. 1, Chesterfield had 7,144 people voting in person and 31 people voting by mail. From Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, the amount of early, in-person voters stayed above 5,000 people daily, according to VPAP. For Henrico County, early in-person voting has somewhat steadily increased since the beginning of October, with its highest day also being Nov. 1, seeing 4,084 in-person voters and 495 people voting by mail, according to VPAP. The last day of in-person, early voting is Saturday, Nov. 2. To learn more about how to vote in this election, visit the Virginia Department of Elections website. To see more data about voter turnout for this election year, visit VPAP's website.