In-person early voting in NC surpasses the last midterm elections

1. Unaffiliated voters submitted a larger share of ballots than in 2014 — 26.7 percent this year compared to 20.4 percent in 2014.
2. With six days of early voting left to go, North Carolinians hit a milestone: Elections officials have accepted more ballots from people who voted early in person during this election than during the full early voting period for the 2014 midterms.
3. In 2014, nearly 20 percent of registered African-American voters cast an early ballot; so far this year, the figure is 15 percent.
4. Voters between the ages of 18 and 29 submitted 7.3 percent of the ballots accepted so far this year, compared to 5.9 percent during the last midterms.
5. The overall number of ballots accepted — in person and absentee — in the first 12 days of early voting this year has not yet surpassed 2014, when there were 10 days of early voting.
6. Less than 14 percent of unaffiliated voters have cast a ballot so far this year, compared to 18 percent of registered Democrats and 16 percent of registered Republicans.
7. North Carolinians were given nearly twice as many days of early voting this year compared to 2014, but in some parts of the state, there were fewer polling places.

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