2024 Primary Election Turnout

View statewide overall voter turnout data for the 2024 primary election, as well as data for absentee by mail and early voting. The statistics on this page were generated using voter registration stats and voter history stats for the 2024 primary election.

Overall Turnout

This section provides North Carolina voter turnout data for the 2024 primary election, for all voting methods.

Table 1: North Carolina Voters by Voting Method in the 2024 Primary Election
Voting MethodVoters Who Voted
Early Voting671,062
Absentee By Mail27,885
In Person on Election Day1,095,472
Provisional5,115
Total1,799,534

Source: history_stats_20240305.zip

Voter Turnout by Party Affiliation

Table 2: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Party in the 2024 Primary Election
PartyVoters Who VotedTurnout (%)
Democratic547,98422.7%
Republican714,53931.9%
Unaffiliated534,09819.4%
Libertarian2,7915.5%
Green422.0%
No Labels801.0%

Source: history_stats_20240305.zip

Voter Turnout by Age Group

Table 3: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Age Group in the 2024 Primary Election
Age GroupVoters Who VotedTurnout (%)
Age 18–2573,5607.7%
Age 26–40201,80211.1%
Age 41–65772,80226.4%
Age 66+747,87543.5%

Source: history_stats_20240305.zip

Voter Turnout by Race

Table 4: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Race in the 2024 Primary Election
RaceVoters Who VotedTurnout (%)
Asian13,57310.9%
Black or African American268,74018.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native9,68317.7%
Two or More Races4,87212.7%
Other24,2868.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander7911.3%
Undesignated72,96311.3%
White1,405,33829.0%

Source: history_stats_20240305.zip

Voter Turnout by Ethnicity

Table 5: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Ethnicity in the 2024 Primary Election
EthnicityVoters Who VotedTurnout (%)
Hispanic or Latino22,2037.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino1,412,40527.5%
Undesignated364,92617.9%

Source: history_stats_20240305.zip

Absentee By Mail and Early Voting

This section includes data related to absentee and early voting in the 2024 primary election. For additional absentee and early voting trends, see the Absentee Stats Report folder for the 2024 primary election.

Table 6: North Carolina Absentee Voters by Absentee Ballot Type in the 2024 Primary Election
Absentee Ballot TypeVoters Who Voted
Early Voting671,138
Absentee By Mail: Civilian26,066
Absentee By Mail: Military402
Absentee By Mail: Overseas1,404
Total699,010

Source: absentee_counts_state_20240305.csv

Absentee and Early Voting Turnout by Party Affiliation

Table 7: North Carolina Absentee and Early Voting Turnout by Party in the 2024 Primary Election
PartyVoters Who VotedTurnout (%)
Democratic250,90710.39%
Republican248,39911.08%
Unaffiliated198,9777.23%
Libertarian6841.36%
Green190.92%
No Labels240.31%

Source: absentee_counts_state_20240305.csv

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