It's a tight race for the presidency and early voters are casting their vote at record-breaking numbers in Southeast Texas.
The Jefferson County Clerk's Office says about 3,500 more voters came out to cast their early vote this week than they did for the election in 2008.
"I'm excited!" said first time voter Hope Alexander who is full of smiles and ready to exercise one of her civil rights.
"One of our great rights is to vote so we should exercise it and take advantage of it," she said. "You have the right to vote so vote."
Alexander is part of the thousands of early voters who are hitting the poles to make sure their voice is heard.
"Come on we're changing the nation today," said early voter John Attwood. "People fought for my privilege to vote."
With just four days of voting under our belt 27,602 people have cast their votes in Jefferson County.
"In America everyone has the opportunity to vote and everyone should vote for the person they like," said Beaumont resident Gilbert Fontenot.
Back on Monday, which was the first day of early voting, it was a record breaker - just over 6,300 people voted.
"Jefferson County has definite opinions and they want to make sure their voice is heard," said assistant professor of political science at Lamar University, Jason Sides.
Sides believes droves of voters are hitting the poles early because both democrats and republicans are truly invested in their candidates.
"You're seeing this kind of intensity this level of participation this early in a whole host of states which means we're in for a level of voting that should surpass what we see in a typical presidential election," said the professor.
And with such a tight race and early voters increasing by the day, election night should be far from typical.
Orange County has chalked up 9,494 early votes in the first four days of early voting.
That's almost a third of the total votes made in the county during the 2008 presidential election year.
The last day of early voting is Friday November 2.
