The National Election Commission reported that as of 4 p.m. on the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election on the 29th, the voter turnout was recorded at 15.72%.
In the early voting that started at 6 a.m. on that day, out of a total of 44,391,871 eligible voters, 6,978,426 completed their ballots.
This is 1.61 percentage points higher than the early voting turnout rate (14.11%) during the same time frame of the 2022 20th presidential election, and also 3.12 percentage points higher than the turnout rate (12.60%) during the same time frame of last year's 22nd general election.
The region with the highest turnout so far is Jeollanam-do (29.30%), followed by Jeollabuk-do (26.98%), Gwangju (26.01%), and Sejong (17.71%).
The lowest turnout was recorded in Daegu at 10.74%. It was followed by Ulsan (13.64%), Busan (13.72%), and Gyeongsangbuk-do (13.77%).
The voter turnout in the capital region was 15.21% in Seoul, 14.47% in Gyeonggi, and 14.60% in Incheon.
Early voting will continue for two days until the 30th. Voting hours are until 6 p.m., and individuals must carry identification and visit the early voting sites.