NC News Roundup: Early voting has begun; State Fair opens; a blue wave is predicted to hit the NC polls

Early voting began yesterday across all 100 counties.

Bryan Anderson, what should our listeners know?

So early voting is up 47% compared to 2022, the last midterm cycle, as far as in-person early voting.

But it's such a small sample size.

You don't want to read into it, 'cause there's a lot of days of early voting.

This is just capturing day one compared to day one.

But it's not all equal turnout.

It's been overwhelmingly, uh, Democrats and unaffiliated voters.

Uh, Republican turnout is actually down 8%, whereas Democratic turnout is up 78%, unaffiliated up 72%.

So we're seeing higher turnout, but certainly not at even levels.

This is through one day, and you're counting absentee mail-in ballots as well?

So for just the in-person early voting, that is what is up 47%, not talking about mail-in ballots.

Opening day is what we're talking about here.

Basically opening day.

Got it.

Okay.

But then if you wanted to look at, uh, turnout overall, uh, combining all of them, that's where you get the in-person early voting and the mail-in voting, that's where Democrats are at 78% increase and Republicans are at 8% down by comparison.

All right.

It's been almost two years since we had a general election, uh, here in North Carolina.

Some early voting, uh, early ruminations or thoughts, Danielle?

Yeah.

Um, which, which community center were we at yesterday?

There was the John Chavis Memorial Community Center.

I always say it wrong-

I believe

Early voting began yesterday across all 100 counties.

Bryan Anderson, what should our listeners know?

So early voting is up 47% compared to 2022, the last midterm cycle, as far as in-person early voting.

But it's such a small sample size.

You don't want to read into it, 'cause there's a lot of days of early voting.

This is just capturing day one compared to day one.

But it's not all equal turnout.

It's been overwhelmingly, uh, Democrats and unaffiliated voters.

Uh, Republican turnout is actually down 8%, whereas Democratic turnout is up 78%, unaffiliated up 72%.

So we're seeing higher turnout, but certainly not at even levels.

This is through one day, and you're counting absentee mail-in ballots as well?

So for just the in-person early voting, that is what is up 47%, not talking about mail-in ballots.

Opening day is what we're talking about here.

Basically opening day.

Got it.

Okay.

But then if you wanted to look at, uh, turnout overall, uh, combining all of them, that's where you get the in-person early voting and the mail-in voting, that's where Democrats are at 78% increase and Republicans are at 8% down by comparison.

All right.

It's been almost two years since we had a general election, uh, here in North Carolina.

Some early voting, uh, early ruminations or thoughts, Danielle?

Yeah.

Um, which, which community center were we at yesterday?

There was the John Chavis Memorial Community Center.

I always say it wrong-

I believe