Early Voting Turnout Surpasses 10% as of 1 p.m.; Jeonnam Exceeds 20%

Record-High Early Voting Turnout for This Time of Day

As of 1:00 p.m. on May 29, the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election, the nationwide average voter turnout stood at 10.51%. This is the highest figure recorded for early voting at this time of day in the history of the system.

On this day, the National Election Commission announced that, as of 1:00 p.m., 4,666,252 out of 44,391,871 eligible voters nationwide had participated in early voting.

On May 29, the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election, travelers visiting the early voting station set up at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 cast their votes before departure. 2025.5.29. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The nationwide average early voting turnout is 10.51%. Since the early voting system was first introduced for nationwide elections in the June 4, 2014 local elections, this is the highest turnout at this time of day for any nationwide election, excluding by-elections and re-elections.

So far, the region with the highest turnout is Jeonnam (20.23%), followed by Jeonbuk (18.55%) and Gwangju (16.66%). Seoul also surpassed 10%, recording 10.06%. The lowest turnout was recorded in Daegu (7.04%).

Early voting will be conducted over two days, from May 29 to May 30. Voting hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. To participate in early voting, voters must bring a valid ID and visit an early voting station.