As of 9 a.m. on the 30th, the second day of early voting for the 21st presidential election, the cumulative voter turnout was recorded at 22.14%. This is the highest figure for regional elections at the same point in time since the introduction of early voting in 2014.
According to the National Election Commission, as of 6 a.m. on the second day of early voting, a total of 9,828,859 out of 44,391,871 eligible voters had completed their ballots.
Compared to the early voting turnout rate of 20.17% during the 20th presidential election in 2022, which was the highest ever recorded, it is 1.97 percentage points higher and 4.36 percentage points higher than the turnout at the same time during last year's 22nd general election (17.78%).
Currently, the region with the highest turnout is South Jeolla (39.24%). It is followed by North Jeolla (36.60%) and Gwangju (35.64%).
The lowest turnout was recorded in Daegu at 15.23%, followed by Busan (19.16%) and North Gyeongsang (19.22%).
The voter turnout in the metropolitan area was 21.72% in Seoul, 20.74% in Gyeonggi, and 20.83% in Incheon.
The early voting that began on the 29th will conclude today. Voting hours are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and voters must bring an identification card and visit the early voting site to participate.