DENVER- New numbers show 1.1 million Colorado voters are not waiting until Election Day to turn in their ballots.

According to the Denver Post, new election data shows that with less than a week before the big day, registered Republicans in the state are slightly ahead of the Democrats in casting mail-in ballots.

There have been more than 439,000 Republicans to cast their ballots and almost 405,000 Democrats.

As for independent voters, their number sits around 295,000.