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%

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