As of 5 p.m. on May 30, the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, the national average voter turnout has reached 22.16%. This figure marks a new record for early voting in local elections.
According to the National Election Commission, from 6 a.m. on May 29, when early voting began, a total of 989,233 ballots were cast out of 44,649,908 eligible voters. The current turnout of 22.16% exceeds the previous record of 20.62% set during the 2022 8th local elections by 1.54 percentage points. It is also 2.72 percentage points higher than the turnout of 19.44% at the same time during the last local elections.
Regionally, South Jeolla Province recorded the highest turnout at 37.42%, followed by North Jeolla Province at 33.46%, Gwangju at 26.28%, and Gangwon Province at 25.82%. In contrast, Daegu had the lowest turnout at 17.52%, followed by Gyeonggi Province at 19.66%, Busan at 20.11%, and Incheon at 20.34%. Seoul's turnout was 22.22%, slightly above the national average.
Early voting, which began at 6 a.m. on May 29, will continue until 6 p.m. on May 30 at 3,571 polling stations nationwide. Voters wishing to participate in early voting 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 confirmed 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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