As of 4 p.m. on the 30th, the cumulative voter turnout for the second day of early voting for the 21st presidential election was recorded at 31.38%. On the first day, the turnout was 2 percentage points higher than that of the previous presidential election; however, in the afternoon, the turnout was lower than that of the previous presidential election.
According to the National Election Commission, as of 6 a.m. on the second day of early voting, a total of 13,931,865 out of 44,391,871 registered voters had completed their ballots.
The voter turnout is currently 1.38 percentage points lower than the early voting rate (32.76%) recorded during the same period of the 2022 presidential election, which had the highest early voting rate since the introduction of early voting in 2014.
The early voting for this election recorded the highest rate at the same time nationally up until the previous day. However, the turnout has decreased compared to the previous presidential election, and the gap is widening.
A National Election Commission official noted, "Unlike the previous presidential election, where early voting was held on Friday and Saturday, this presidential election is only taking place on weekdays." At this rate, the final early voting turnout will likely be lower than that of the previous presidential election (36.93%).
Compared to the turnout (28.10%) during early voting for last year's 22nd general election at the same time, it is 3.28 percentage points higher.
As of now, the region with the highest voter turnout is Jeollanam-do (52.45%). Following are Jeollabuk-do (49.03%) and Gwangju (47.92%).
The region with the lowest turnout is Daegu, with 22.84%, followed by Busan (27.40%) and Gyeongsangbuk-do (28.41%).
The voter turnout in the metropolitan area recorded 30.84% in Seoul, 29.58% in Gyeonggi Province, and 29.57% in Incheon.
The early voting, which 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.