Early voting in U.S. election tops 90 million

FILE PHOTO: People line up to cast their ballot for the upcoming presidential election as early voting ends as tropical storm Zeta approaches the Gulf Coast in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 90 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Saturday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.

The record-breaking pace, about 65% of the total turnout in 2016, reflects intense interest in the vote, in which incumbent Donald Trump, a Republican, is up against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, a former vice president.