2020 General Election Turnout

General Overview

Explore the overall voter turnout data for the 2020 general election, as well as data for absentee by-mail and one-stop early voting.

Overall Turnout

This section provides North Carolina voter turnout data for the 2020 general election, for all voting methods. View the data disaggregated by county, political party, or age group. For additional voter turnout trends, see the Voter Turnout Stats report for the 2020 general election.

Voting Method	Ballots Cast
One-Stop Early Voting	3,629,641
Absentee By-Mail	1,001,717
In Person on Election Day	896,815
Provisional	16,025
Total	5,544,018

Voter Turnout, by Party Affiliation

Party	Ballots Cast	Turnout
Democratic	1,971,589	75.1%
Republican	1,822,837	81.6%
Unaffiliated	1,714,746	69.8%
Libertarian	29,206	62.8%
Constitution	3,102	66.5%
Green	2,538	69.6%

Voter Turnout, by Age Group

Age Group	Ballots Cast	Turnout
Age 18-25	587,340	60.0%
Age 26-40	1,194,333	64.8%
Age 41-65	2,447,884	82.0%
Age 66+	1,314,455	84.1%

Absentee By-Mail and Early Voting

In North Carolina, absentee voting refers to all ballots cast in person during the one-stop early voting period, as well as absentee by-mail. This section includes data related to absentee voting in the 2020 general election. For additional absentee voting trends, see the Absentee Stats reports for the 2020 general election.

Absentee Ballot Type	Ballots Cast
One-Stop Early Voting	3,628,663
Absentee By-Mail: Civilian	974,296
Absentee By-Mail: Military	11,241
Absentee By-Mail: Overseas	16,055
Total	4,630,255

Absentee Turnout, by Party Affiliation

Party	Ballots Cast	Turnout
Democratic	1,726,285	65.7%
Republican	1,466,369	65.7%
Unaffiliated	1,411,998	57.5%
Libertarian	21,388	46.0%
Constitution	2,207	47.3%
Green	2,008	55.1%