According to the National Election Commission, as of 2 p.m. on June 3, a total of 21,832,984 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters had cast their ballots, resulting in a national average turnout of 48.9%.
This figure is 8.2 percentage points higher than the 40.7% turnout recorded at the same time during the 8th nationwide local elections in 2022. The current numbers include results from early voting held on May 29-30, as well as absentee, ship, and mail-in voting.
Regionally, Jeollanam-do reported the highest turnout at 58.0%. It was followed by Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province at 54.5%, Jeollbuk-do at 54.2%, Gyeongsangnam-do at 52.4%, Sejong at 50.5%, Ulsan at 50.2%, Gyeongsangbuk-do at 50.1%, and Daegu at 50.0%.
In contrast, Gwangju had the lowest turnout at 45.3%, followed by Gyeonggi at 46.0%, Incheon at 46.3%, Jeju at 47.0%, Chungcheongnam-do and Daejeon at 48.3%, Busan at 48.5%, and Chungcheongbuk-do at 48.8%.
In the capital region, Seoul had the highest turnout at 49.4%, with Incheon at 46.3% and Gyeonggi at 46.0%. In Gyeonggi Province, 5,464,912 out of 11,879,997 registered voters participated, while Incheon saw 1,233,658 out of 2,663,459 voters cast their ballots.
Meanwhile, the main voting for the 9th nationwide local elections will continue until 6 p.m. Voters are required to bring identification such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport to their designated polling stations.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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