North Carolina Sets New Record For Early Voter Turnout

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Oct 19, 2024, 01:39 PM EDT


North Carolinians still recovering from a devastating hurricane set a new record on the first day of early voting in the state.

Amid the ongoing aid effort following Hurricane Helene, 353,166 early voters cast their ballots on Thursday to determine if former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will take the White House. That tally just barely squeaked ahead of the previous first-day record, when 348,599 people voted on day one in 2020.

On Friday, an additional 152,373 voters cast early ballots, according to The Washington Post.

Fellow battleground state Georgia also broke its record for first-day early voter turnout earlier this week. More than 300,000 people cast votes in Georgia on Tuesday, with nearly 300,000 more votes cast on Wednesday. It’s unclear which candidate might benefit most from the early turnout in a race that polls show remains close.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/north-carolina-early-voters-break-2020-turnout-record_n_6713dcebe4b0e2b6e54c4419

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From the excerpt -

It’s unclear which candidate might benefit most from the early turnout in a race that polls show remains close.

Exit poll Definition & Meaning
Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exit poll

The meaning of EXIT POLL is a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners.

[Lovie777]

1. In favor re Dems..........................

[TBF]

2. "It's unclear which candidate might benefit most from the early turnout in a race that polls show remains close."

It's so confusing - you mean people are actually voting? Whatever does it mean.

We're gonna win.

[Deminpenn]

5. Pretty sure the media can get information on the number

of Dems, Rs, Ind's who have voted.

[TBF]

12. Maybe from exit polls -

and in some states from early voting. Here in TX we don't have to register as one party or the other to vote. But, in general, high turnout usually favors democrats.

[Deminpenn]

14. When I worked the polls in PA,

we usually had a campaign staffer come in and ask us for the count of Dems who had voted. It's public information.

[TBF]

15. I haven't actually worked polls -

I did help with the caucus for my precinct in 2008 (Obama!!).

Our early voting starts next week so I'll check the clerk's page and see if they put the numbers up by party. They probably do and I just never looked it up. thanks!

[Deminpenn]

19. Check out the Target Smart

early voting dashboard. It's pretty cool. In PA, it looks like Rs are using mail voting more than they did in either 2020 or 2022.

www.targetearly.targetsmart.com

[mobeau69]

3. My sister and bil went to vote today in franklin, tn. Long ass line and zero parking spaces available.

They left but will definitely be back.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I would so love to see Gloria Johnson boot Blackburn out

but I know she is a longshot.

[Klarkashton]

8. Blackburn is one of the most hard nosed Republicans

In the entire shitshow.

[OnlinePoker]

6. BC is having a provincial election today

Our population is around half of what NC has. The total votes cast in early voting came in at over 1 million out of 3.5 million registered voters. I think people are taking these elections a lot more seriously now given the stakes if the wrong person/party takes power.

[bluestarone]

7. Here's hoping these are GOOD SIGNS!!

They gotta be, for a FREE AMERICA!!

[PedroXimenez]

9. it could be enthusaism for Mark Robinson

[4lbs]

11. Porn Bros 4 Mark?

HAND in those early ballots.

[mucholderthandirt]

17. You bet! All three yard signs for him in my county means he's winning bigly.

Even on the public spaces, there's hardly any Trump or Robinson signs.

[Mysterian]

10. Magic 8-Ball Says....

All indications are good.

[moose65]

13. That total will grow, too

The 2020 number will stay the same, but the 2024 total for the first day will be updated and refined as all precincts report. A few votes continue to trickle in.

[yardwork]

16. I voted Friday in NC - never seen anything like it.

I voted mid-afternoon when I hoped the lines might be shorter, and waited longer than typical Election Day lines. I've never waited in an early voting line for more than a few minutes. This was easily 30 minutes.

Deep blue Durham, too. These folks were voting Democratic. Very enthusiastic.

[TheBlackAdder]

18. 152,373 votes cast in NC. 86,213 for Harris & 1,365,778 for TSF