Presidential Election Early Voting Turnout at 5 PM Reaches 34.69%

The Region with the Highest Voter Turnout is Jeonnam... Approaching 50%
Gyeonggi, Daegu, and Incheon at Lowest with Around 31%

On the second day of early voting for the 20th presidential election, on the 5th, confirmed and quarantined voters lined up to vote at a temporary polling station for confirmed COVID-19 cases set up at the Jeonbuk Provincial Government Office in Jeonju, Jeonbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] As of 5 p.m. on the second day of early voting for the 20th presidential election, the turnout rate was recorded at 34.69%.

On the 5th, the National Election Commission announced this. Compared to the same time frame, this figure is 10.35 percentage points higher than the 19th presidential election in 2017 (24.34%) and 9.74 percentage points higher than the 2020 general election (24.95%).

From 6 a.m. the previous day when early voting began until 5 p.m. on this day, out of a total of 44,197,692 registered voters, 15,332,972 had cast their votes.

The region with the highest early voting rate at the same time was Jeonnam (49.48%), followed by Jeonbuk (46.39%) and Gwangju (45.72%). On the other hand, areas with lower turnout rates included Gyeonggi-do (31.33%), Daegu (31.74%), and Incheon (31.86%).

Early voting can be done at 3,552 early voting stations nationwide with just an ID card, without any separate registration. Early voting stations have also been set up at Seoul Station, Yongsan Station, and Incheon International Airport. Locations of early voting stations can be checked on the National Election Commission website (www.nec.go.kr), portal sites, and the 'Election Information' mobile application.

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