Huntersville voters cast 11,612 ballots in the first 10 days of early voting, about 22% of the town's registered voters. Early voting ends Saturday, Oct. 31.
Huntersville voters cast 11,612 ballots in the first 10 days of early voting for the Nov. 3 election. That is about 22% of the town’s registered voters, with six days of early voting still to go.
The in-person count is 58% higher than at the same point in the 2022 midterm. Turnout is running ahead across Mecklenburg County too.
The figures come from the N.C. State Board of Elections absentee and early voting file, updated Sunday morning with ballots through Saturday, Oct. 24. Huntersville Today counted accepted ballots from voters whose home address is in Huntersville. That includes some homes with a Huntersville address outside the town limits.
The numbers so far
Through Saturday, Oct. 24:
| Huntersville voters | Mecklenburg County | |
|---|---|---|
| In-person early votes | 11,053 | 152,330 |
| Mail ballots returned and accepted | 559 | 6,852 |
| Total ballots | 11,612 | 159,182 |
| Registered voters (active and inactive) | 53,789 | 849,352 |
| Share who have voted | 21.6% | 18.7% |
Registration totals come from the state’s Mecklenburg County voter file, as of Oct. 18. People who registered during early voting since then are not in the registered count, so the share is approximate.
Seventy-eight Huntersville voters used same-day registration to register and vote at the same time.
The busiest day so far was Friday, Oct. 23, when 1,436 Huntersville voters cast a ballot. Weekdays have run between 1,155 and 1,436. The one Sunday, with four hours of voting, drew 542.
Ahead of the 2022 midterm
Early voting in 2022 also ran 17 days, starting Thursday, Oct. 20. In its first 10 days, 6,994 Huntersville voters cast an in-person ballot, according to the state’s 2022 early voting file. This year’s first 10 days brought 11,053, an increase of 58%.
Countywide, in-person early votes rose 64% over the same 10 days, from 93,086 to 152,330.
Across the whole of early voting in 2022, Huntersville voters cast 13,945 in-person ballots. This year’s count has already reached 79% of that total.
Where Huntersville voters are voting
You can vote at any of the county’s 25 early voting sites. Most Huntersville voters stayed in town:
- North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane: 6,252 Huntersville voters
- CPCC Merancas Campus, 11930 Verhoeff Drive: 3,011
- Cornelius Town Hall, about five miles north: 911
- every other site combined: 879
Counting every voter, North County Regional Library has taken 7,402 ballots, the seventh most of the county’s 25 sites. Merancas has taken 4,453. Cornelius Town Hall, with 9,042, is the fourth busiest site in the county.
By party registration
Registered Democrats have voted early at the highest rate in Huntersville so far. Party registration does not show how anyone voted.
| Party registration | Ballots cast | Registered | Share who have voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4,682 | 23,640 | 19.8% |
| Democratic | 4,651 | 14,665 | 31.7% |
| Republican | 2,234 | 15,077 | 14.8% |
| Libertarian | 43 | 383 | 11.2% |
Two registered Green Party voters had also voted. Unaffiliated voters are the largest group on Huntersville’s rolls, at 44%.
What it means for you
- Early voting ends Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. Sites are open 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.
- You can still register and vote the same day at any early voting site through Oct. 31, with proof of where you live.
- Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Election Day you must vote at your own precinct.
- Mail ballots must reach the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3.
- North Carolina asks voters to show photo ID. A voter without one can fill out an ID Exception Form.
There are no town races this year. Huntersville elects its mayor and commissioners in odd-numbered years.
Our voting guide has every early voting site near Huntersville, the full deadlines and who to call.
Methodology: Huntersville Today counted ballots with an “accepted” status in the state’s early voting files, grouped by the voter’s residential city and by the date the ballot was returned. Figures will change as the state updates its files.
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