Mecklenburg County Sees High 2020 Voter Turnout: Here's How Much

Charlotte NC

06 November, 2020

12:29 PM

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC — While North Carolina awaits the final results of this week's General Election, one thing is apparent — state voters turned out in droves to cast their ballots. In Mecklenburg County, voter turnout was higher than the 2016 presidential election, however still remained lower than that of the state level turnout. As of Friday, about 5.49 million of North Carolina's nearly 7.36 million eligible voters had cast ballots in the General Election, representing a statewide voter turnout of 74.6 percent. In the 2016 General Election, North Carolina recorded voter turnout of about 69 percent. This year's election turnout numbers, however, do not yet reflect legally cast mail-in ballots that were received after Nov. 3 or provisional ballots that are being processed by election officials. Those increases will be tallied and announced statewide by Nov. 13. SEE ALSO: NC Election: How Many Mecklenburg Provisional Ballots Were Cast In Mecklenburg County, at least 565,521— or 71.4 percent — of eligible voters cast their ballot this year, according to unofficial data provided by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. During 2018 midterm elections, 378,119 Mecklenburg voters — or 50.9 percent — of registered voters participated. In the 2016 General Election, 475,650 voters participated, representing a voter turnout of 66.9 percent. SEE ALSO 'Unprecedented' Surge In Gun Permits Reported In MecklenburgNC's Final Election Results Won't Be Known Until Nov. 12