As of 3 p.m. on May 30, the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, the national voter turnout stood at 19.77%.
According to the National Election Commission, from 6 a.m. on May 29, when early voting began, a total of 8,829,461 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters had cast their ballots.
This figure represents an increase of 2.39 percentage points compared to the same time during the 2022 8th local elections, which recorded a turnout of 17.38%. Additionally, it is just 0.85 percentage points shy of the highest early voting turnout in local election history, which was 20.62% during the last 8th local elections.
Given that the turnout is increasing by approximately 1 percentage point per hour, it is anticipated that the record for early voting turnout in local elections could be surpassed around 4 p.m. today.
Regionally, South Jeolla Province recorded the highest turnout at 34.34%, followed by North Jeolla Province at 30.49%, Gwangju and Gangwon at 23.44%, and Sejong at 22.68%.
In contrast, the lowest turnout was in Daegu, which recorded 15.61%. This was followed by Gyeonggi Province at 17.39%, Busan at 17.91%, and Incheon at 18.01%, while Seoul recorded a turnout of 19.62%.
Early voting is taking place at 3,571 polling stations nationwide and will continue until 6 p.m. today. Voters wishing to participate must bring an identification card, such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport, to their nearest early voting site.
Polling station locations can be verified on the National Election Commission's website or by calling the main hotline at 1390.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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