From Small Towns to Big Cities, Wisconsin Early Voters Turn Out Big

Madison, Waukesha, Brown Deer, and Johnson Creek sound off as state struggles with a slow voter management system.

People complete their early voting ballots in Brown Deer, Wis., on Oct, 22, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

As Wisconsin’s version of early voting got underway, The Epoch Times spoke to voters from a wide range of places and perspectives: small towns, Milwaukee suburbs, conservative Waukesha, and liberal Madison.

Voter turnout on day one of what the state terms “in-person absentee voting” stood at 97,436—more than 17,000 votes higher than in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic response.