Party vs. voting method: Is there a correlation?

Areas that leaned Democrat in 2018 are more likely to have a larger percentage of voters choosing to vote by absentee ballot in 2022, the data shows.

"Whitmer % of vote, 2018" refers to the percentage of votes Whitmer got in 2018 among voters who voted for either Whitmer or Bill Schuette, the Republican candidate (no third parties).
Chart: Taylor DesOrmeau Source: MDOS