NC breaks early voting record; nearly 4.5 million have cast their ballots
Nearly 4.5 million people in the Tar Heel state voted early. That's 57% of the state's 7.8 million registered voters.
The exact number is 4,465,548. This beats North Carolina's previous record for early voting, set in 2020 when 3.6 million people cast their vote early.
Voters in 25 western NC counties affected by Hurricane Helene outpaced the rest of the state in voter turnout. According to the state board of elections, turnout in those counties was nearly 59%, about 2% higher than the statewide turnout.
Although early voting ended in North Carolina, it is still ongoing in some states.
Election Day is on Tuesday. See our voter guide here.
Nationwide numbers
As of Sunday at 6 a.m.,over 75 million Americans have cast their ballots, including in-person early votes and mail ballots returned.
So far, nationwide, the number of in-person early votes has exceeded the total from 2020. However, the overall number of early votes, including mail-in and absentee ballots, is lower than it was in 2020.
Here's a breakdown of the numbers:
2024
- Total early votes: 75,093,872
- In-Person early votes: 40,719,518
- Mail ballots returned: 34,374,356
2020
- Total early votes: 101,453,111
- In-person votes: 35,811,062
- Mail ballots returned: 65,642,049
