In-Person Early Voting Ends with Record Turnout, on to Election Day

The final chance for voters to make their voice heard is Tuesday, Election Day.

Raleigh, NC

Nov 3, 2024

More than 4.2 million North Carolinians cast their ballots during the in-person early voting period, which ended Saturday afternoon statewide. The final chance for voters to make their voice heard is Tuesday, Election Day.

The 2024 number easily topped the previous early voting record of more than 3.6 million ballots cast in 2020.

[See Absentee and Early Voting Stats for the 2024 General Election.]

As of Sunday morning, including absentee voting, 4,465,548 voters have cast their ballot in the 2024 general election. That's 57% of the state's 7.8 million registered voters.

Note: These numbers may be slightly lower than the actual turnout, as there is a lag between when a voter casts a ballot and when county boards of elections upload this data to the State Board.

Additionally, voters in the 25 Western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene continue to outpace the rest of the state in voter turnout. Through Saturday, turnout in those 25 counties was 58.9%, about 2% higher than the statewide turnout.

"I am proud of all of our 100 county boards of elections and the thousands of election workers who are making this happen in their communities," said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. "And I am especially proud of the workers and voters of Western North Carolina. You are an inspiration to us all."

The last chance for eligible, registered North Carolina voters to make their voice heard in this election is Tuesday. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters in line at 7:30 p.m. will be able to cast their ballot. Voters should go to their assigned precinct on Election Day. To find your Election Day polling place, use the Voter Search tool.

For North Carolina election data, see the following PDFs:

N.C. Absentee and Early Voting Statistics

This report, updated daily, includes total ballots cast by voting method, a comparison to 2020, as well as ballots cast by political party, race, ethnicity, and gender. It also includes ballots cast by county.

County-by-County Absentee and Early Voting Stats

This report, updated daily, includes county-by-county turnout for all 100 counties, as well as a comparison to 2020.

Western North Carolina Absentee and Early Voting Stats

This report, updated daily, includes turnout for the 25 Western North Carolina counties affected by Helene, as well as a comparison to 2020.

Related Topics:

• Early voting
• Election results
• Polling places
• Required by law
• Vote by mail

Patrick Gannon

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