(Carson City, NV)  –  More Nevadans are taking advantage of early voting, and the trend seems to be helping both Democrats and Republicans.

The Secretary of State’s office says more than 214,000 registered voters have either cast early ballots or sent in absentee ballots.

So far, Democrats have an edge of nearly 20,000, but a GOP spokesperson claims Republican early voter turnout so far in Clark County is 61% higher than the same point in 2008.

Early voting in the Silver State continues thorough November 2nd.