Early voting in North Carolina reached record levels in 2024.

Turnout in in-person early voting broke the record set four years ago, the North Carolina State Board of Elections said Friday. As of 2 p.m. Friday, more than 3,798,000 voters had cast ballots in person during the early voting period that began Oct. 17 and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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In 2020, more than 3,629,000 votes were cast during early voting.

Total turnout in the 2024 general election now exceeds 4 million voters. Votes cast as of 2 pm (4,009,149) represent a turnout of more than half (51.2%) of North Carolina registered voters.

“With early voting sites expected to be very busy today and tomorrow, this is really good news for North Carolina,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. “For eligible North Carolinians who have not yet voted, there is still time to make your voice heard.”

In 2020, 65% of North Carolina voters used the early voting period to cast their ballot.

Historically, Republicans have participated in smaller numbers than Democrats in early voting (typically voting in larger numbers on Election Day), but this year’s turnout has been substantially higher.