On First Day of Presidential Early Voting, Sejong 22.45%... Daejeon 18.71%, Chungnam 17.93%

Early Voting Turnout in Sejong Ranks Fourth Nationwide

Ballot box at the Buldang1-dong early voting station set up in the main conference room of Cheonan City Hall on the 29th. Photo by Park Jonghyuk

As of 6 p.m. on the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election on the 29th, the voter turnout was recorded at 18.71% in Daejeon, 22.45% in Sejong, and 17.93% in Chungnam.

Sejong's turnout was 2.89 percentage points higher than the national average of 19.58%. It was also 3.06 percentage points higher than the 19.39% turnout recorded at the same time during the previous 20th presidential election.

According to the National Election Commission, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on this day, 231,377 out of 1,241,882 eligible voters in Daejeon participated in early voting.

The early voting rate in Daejeon was 18.71%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points compared to 16.91% at the same time during the previous presidential election.

In Sejong, 67,950 out of 307,067 eligible voters participated, resulting in an early voting rate of 22.45%. This was the highest early voting rate in the Chungcheong region and the fourth highest nationwide, following Jeonnam (34.96%), Jeonbuk (32.69%), and Gwangju (32.10%).

In Chungnam, 329,871 out of 1,839,339 eligible voters participated, resulting in a first-day early voting rate of 17.93%. This is 1.65 percentage points lower than the national average of 19.58% at the same time, but 1.20 percentage points higher compared to the 16.73% recorded during the 20th presidential election.

The area with the highest early voting rate was Seocheon-gun at 21.88%, which was an increase of 5.34 percentage points compared to the figure as of 3 p.m. Cheongyang-gun followed at 21.74% (up 5.66 percentage points), and Gyeryong-si at 21.59% (up 5.90 percentage points).

The area with the lowest early voting rate was Seobuk-gu in Cheonan, at 14.99%. This represents an increase of 4.52 percentage points compared to the figure as of 3 p.m. Next were Asan at 15.93% (up 4.79 percentage points) and Dongnam-gu in Cheonan at 16.07% (up 4.57 percentage points).

Early voting will continue every day until the 30th, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eligible voters can cast their ballots at any early voting station nationwide, regardless of their registered address, as long as they bring valid identification.

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