The early voting rate for the 9th nationwide local elections stood at a final 23.51% on the 30th. It is the highest figure among all local elections.
According to the National Election Commission, a provisional tally showed that 10,498,411 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters took part in early voting held from 6 a.m. the previous day to 6 p.m. that day.
This is 2.89 percentage points (p) higher than the record high of the 2022 local elections (20.62%).
However, the highest early voting rate among all elections held since the introduction of early voting is from the 20th presidential election (36.93%).
By date, the early voting rate was 11.6% on the first day, the 29th, and 11.91% on the second day, the 30th.
By region, among the 17 metropolitan and provincial areas, South Jeolla had the highest turnout at 38.95%, followed by North Jeolla (35.05%), Gwangju (27.83%), and Sejong (27.67%).
Daegu had the lowest turnout at 18.65% (382,250 people), followed by Gyeonggi (20.96%), Busan (21.29%), and Incheon (21.62%).
Seoul came in at 23.84% (1,983,478 people), 0.33 percentage points above the average.