North Carolina voters break all-time early voting numbers despite hurricane
Record-breaking 4.2 million North Carolina residents voted early this election season‚ with storm-affected western areas showing exceptional turnout. Early-voting sites allowed same-day registration for voters
North Carolinaʼs early-voting turnout has reached new heights with more than 4.2 million people casting their pre-election ballots at in-person sites (which is way above previous numbers from four years ago)
The western part of the state — recently hit by Hurricane Helene — showed a surprising turn-out pattern: these storm-affected counties had more voters than other regions. Early-voting spots closed their doors on 11/02/24 after weeks of non-stop work
The stateʼs user-friendly voting system lets residents do two important things at once: sign-up as new voters and cast their ballots at early-voting locations; this one-stop approach has made pre-election voting more popular with each election cycle. The battleground states early-voting numbers show how important these pre-election days are becoming — making traditional election-day turnout less critical
