As of 1 p.m. on the 30th, the nationwide average turnout stood at 17.50% on the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections and the National Assembly by-elections.
According to the National Election Commission, as of 1 p.m. that day, 7,812,780 out of a total of 44,649,908 eligible voters took part in early voting.
The current turnout is 2.06 percentage points higher than the early voting rate (15.44%) at the same hour during the 2022 8th local elections.
By region, South Jeolla recorded the highest turnout at 31.10%, becoming the first in the country to surpass 30%. North Jeolla followed at 27.54%, and Gangwon (21.00%) and Gwangju (20.88%) also topped 20%.
Daegu, by contrast, was the lowest in the country at 13.79%. It was followed by Gyeonggi at 15.26%, Incheon at 15.84%, and Busan at 15.88%. Seoul was near the national average at 17.21%.
This early voting runs for two days from the day before and closes at 6 p.m. that day.
Voters can cast ballots at any early voting station nationwide regardless of their registered address if they bring a photo ID such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport. Mobile IDs are also accepted, but screenshots and similar images are not.