However, I've read others who have said that turnout seemed surprisingly low in more conservative areas as well. This could just be a low turnout midterm in general.
Alot of people did early voting.
You need to read more threads...
I went to my polling place around noon to vote.
It was empty, which surprised me (this is a pretty conservative Cuban/Honduran neighborhood in Miami).
I asked the poll worker where everyone was. He told me that early in the day the lines were a block long.
I think the people are motivated to get the dems out, and they showed up early.