Black early voting turnout nowhere near the record it took for Obama to swing this state blue

Published October 31, 2024 10:06am ET



In the critical battleground state of North Carolina, some Democrats are raising red flags over black turnout in the early vote so far.

As of Wednesday, North Carolina’s state board of elections reported that through Tuesday, black voter turnout is at 38.21%, and a total of 17.44% of ballots cast early and by mail are from black voters. For the entire 2020 election, black voters made up 18.7% of ballots cast, meaning the demographic is currently underperforming, but a report from Politico has some Democrats expressing hope they can make up ground with the final days of early voting along with Election Day voting.

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