Highest Voter Turnout in 'Honam', Largest Increase Compared to 19th Election in 'Daegu·Gyeongbuk'

As of 4 PM, presidential election turnout at 71.1%... 19th election was 67.1%
Jeonnam 77.3%, Gwangju 75.4%
Turnout increase compared to 19th election: Daegu up 6.9%p, Gyeongbuk up 6.6%p

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] As of 4 PM on the 9th, the regions with the highest voter turnout for the 20th presidential election are Jeonnam and Gwangju, while the areas with the largest increase in turnout compared to the same time during the 19th presidential election are Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

According to the National Election Commission on this day, the nationwide voter turnout for the 20th presidential election at this time is 71.1%, which is 4.0 percentage points higher than the 67.1% recorded during the 19th presidential election.

By region, Jeonnam (77.3%), Jeonbuk (76.3%), and Gwangju (76.4%) had the highest voter turnout. Early voting turnout rates in these regions were 51.45%, 48.63%, and 48.27%, respectively.

Although the overall turnout is higher in the Honam region, the area with the largest increase in turnout compared to the 19th presidential election is Daegu. Daegu's turnout as of 4 PM is 72.4%, which is 6.9 percentage points higher than the 65.5% recorded during the 19th election. This significantly exceeds the national average increase of 4.0 percentage points.

The second largest increase in turnout after Daegu is Gyeongbuk (73.6%). Gyeongbuk's turnout was 67.0% during the 19th presidential election, but this time it increased by 6.6 percentage points.

Seoul's turnout increased by 3.2 percentage points from 68.2% during the 19th election to 71.4%. The Chungcheong region saw increases of 4.4 percentage points in Chungbuk and 4.9 percentage points in Chungnam, recording 69.5% and 68.5%, respectively. Jeonnam and Jeonbuk also saw increases of 5.9 and 5.0 percentage points, respectively.

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