2024 NC Early Voting Numbers Weak Compared to 2020

By Cash Michaels –

As of Saturday, March 3, 2024, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, the NC absentee and early voting numbers for the 2024 March primary elections totaled 690,277.

Compared to the 2020 NC primary election absentee and early ballot total of 794,379, that’s considerably less than officials hoped for.

The total number of registered eligible voters in the state is 7,468,149.

Registered NC Voters by Party

• Unaffiliated 2,751,776
• Democrats 2,415,077
• Republicans 2,241,156
• Libertarian 50,326
• Green Party 2,062
• No Labels 7,752

The absentee/early voting turnout for 2024 of 690, 277 was just 9.24%.

Absentee/Early Ballots Cast by Party

• Democratic 247,509
• Republican 245,861
• Unaffiliated 196,192
• Libertarian 675
• Green Party 17
• No Labels 23

NC Voter Registration by Ethnicity

• White 4,839,443     (64.80%)
• Black 1,490,725     (19.96%)
• Other 1,137,981     (15.24%)

Absentee/Early Votes Cast for the 2024 Primaries by Ethnicity

• White 518,073
  (10.71% turnout; 75.05% of the vote)
• Black 128,594
  (8.63% turnout; 18.63% of the vote)
• Other 43,610
  (3.83% turnout; 6.32% of the vote)

Females outvoted males statewide 53.83% to 42.82%.

Absentee/Early Votes by County

• Guilford 36,303
• Mecklenburg 54,403
• New Hanover 16,445
• Buncombe 27,395
• Granville 4,597