U.S. Elections Project. The site provides election information and turnout data and is run by University of Florida professor Michael McDonald.The record number of early votes in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been driven in part by safety concerns about in-person voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In total, most election experts think the United States will see 150 million to 160 million ballots cast in 2020.People wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Suffolk County of the New York State on Oct.