2026 Primary Election Turnout

View statewide overall voter turnout data for the 2026 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 2026 primary election.

Overall Turnout

This section provides North Carolina voter turnout data for the 2026 primary election, for all voting methods.

Table 1: North Carolina Voters by Voting Method in the 2026 Primary Election
Voting Method	Voters Who Voted
Early Voting	701,077
Absentee By Mail	14,701
In Person on Election Day	789,860
Provisional	4,975
Total	1,510,613

Source: history_stats_20260303.zip

Voter Turnout by Party Affiliation

Table 2: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Party in the 2026 Primary Election
Party	Voters Who Voted	Turnout (%)
Democratic	576,299	24.91%
Republican	461,175	19.86%
Unaffiliated	472,658	15.64%

Source: history_stats_20260303.zip

Voter Turnout by Age Group

Table 3: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Age Group in the 2026 Primary Election
Age Group	Voters Who Voted	Turnout (%)
Age 18–25	66,161	6.64%
Age 26–40	186,339	9.83%
Age 41–65	610,167	20.74%
Age 66+	645,805	35.22%

Source: history_stats_20260303.zip

Voter Turnout by Race

Table 4: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Race in the 2026 Primary Election
Race	Voters Who Voted	Turnout (%)
Asian	13,605	9.60%
Black or African American	309,034	20.76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	6,154	11.14%
Two or More Races	4,975	13.97%
Other	30,488	8.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	91	8.21%
Undesignated	68,047	9.29%
White	1,078,219	21.96%

Source: history_stats_20260303.zip

Voter Turnout by Ethnicity

Table 5: North Carolina Voter Turnout by Ethnicity in the 2026 Primary Election
Ethnicity	Voters Who Voted	Turnout (%)
Hispanic or Latino	29,390	8.48%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,138,152	23.07%
Undesignated	343,071	14.13%

Source: history_stats_20260303.zip

Absentee By Mail and Early Voting

This section includes data related to absentee and early voting in the 2026 primary election. For additional absentee and early voting trends, see the Absentee Stats Report folder for the 2026 primary election.

Table 6: North Carolina Absentee Voters by Absentee Ballot Type in the 2026 Primary Election
Absentee Ballot Type	Voters Who Voted
Early Voting	701,146
Absentee By Mail: Civilian	12,970
Absentee By Mail: Military	274
Absentee By Mail: Overseas	1,453
Total	715,843

Source: absentee_counts_state_20260303.csv

Absentee and Early Voting Turnout by Party Affiliation

Table 7: North Carolina Absentee and Early Voting Turnout by Party in the 2026 Primary Election
Party	Voters Who Voted	Turnout (%)
Democratic	297,978	12.88%
Republican	200,949	8.65%
Unaffiliated	216,773	7.17%

Source: absentee_counts_state_20260303.csv

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