Updated every 2-3 days
Early voting is underway in Orange County for municipal elections in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and the school board race. Early voting will take place through November 4 at five sites. You can go to any site during early voting. (Early voting information from Orange County.) You can also register to vote at an early voting site during early voting. A photo ID is required to vote: this can include a driver’s license, UNC OneCard, passport, or another photo ID accepted by the North Carolina Board of Elections.
10/26
Yesterday (October 26) was the first day early voting sites opened in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. (The site in Hillsborough, Orange Works at Hillsborough Commons, opened on October 19.)
We looked at demographic data for the 1,142 voters who have voted so far. This includes both mail-in absentee ballots received and in-person early voters. Data is publicly available and obtained through the North Carolina Board of Elections. Thank you to Gerry Cohen for assisting with this post.
Who has voted so far?
10/26
Gender
County-wide through yesterday (10/26):
| Gender | Frequency | Percent |
| F | 624 | 54.64 |
| M | 456 | 39.93 |
| U | 62 | 5.43 |
| Total | 1,142 | 100 |
Voter Party
County-wide through yesterday (10/26)
| Voter Party | Frequency | Percent |
| Democrat | 759 | 66.46 |
| Green | 1 | 0.09 |
| Libertarian | 3 | 0.26 |
| Republican | 31 | 2.71 |
| Unaffiliated | 348 | 30.47 |
| Total | 1,142 | 100 |
Voter City
County-wide through yesterday (10/26)
Note: This is post office address of residence, not municipal jurisdiction. Many Carrboro voters have Chapel Hill addresses, and some of these are school district voters who don’t live in Chapel Hill.
| Voter City | Frequency | Percent |
| Chapel Hill | 747 | 65.41 |
| Hillsborough | 212 | 18.56 |
| Carrboro | 174 | 15.24 |
| Mebane | 9 | 0.79 |
| Total | 1,142 | 100 |
Median Age
County-wide through yesterday (10/26)
Data does not include 17 same-day registrations, which are processed a day behind. Data does not include any no-ID provisions with exception forms.
| Location | Median Age |
| Chapel of the Cross | 63 |
| Carrboro Town Hall | 63 |
| Chapel Hill Public Library | 66 |
| Seymour Center | 70 |
| Orange Works (Hillsborough) | 66 |
10/28
We looked at demographic data for the 2,483 voters who have voted through 10/28. This includes both 108 mail-in absentee ballots received and 2,375 in-person early voters. There had been 19 same day registrations Thursday-Friday. Many Carrboro voters have Chapel Hill mailing addresses, and Chapel Hill numbers include school district voters not in city limits. 69 Chapel Hill voters in Durham County have voted – 65 in Precinct 27 and 4 in Precinct 53-2. (That means one of the 37 Durham City voters in Orange County has already voted!) Data is publicly available and obtained through the North Carolina Board of Elections. Thank you to Gerry Cohen for assisting with this post.
Gender
County-wide through 10/28:
| Gender | Frequency | Percent |
| F | 1,345 | 54.17 |
| M | 999 | 40.23 |
| U | 139 | 5.60 |
| Total | 2,483 | 100 |
Voter Party
County-wide through 10/28
| Voter Party | Frequency | Percent |
| Democrat | 1,626 | 65.49 |
| Green | 1 | 0.04 |
| Libertarian | 4 | 0.16 |
| Republican | 71 | 2.86 |
| Unaffiliated | 781 | 31.45 |
| Total | 2483 | 100 |
Voter City
County-wide through 10/28
Note: This is post office address of residence, not municipal jurisdiction. Many Carrboro voters have Chapel Hill addresses, and some of these are school district voters who don’t live in Chapel Hill.
| Voter City | Frequency | Percent |
| Chapel Hill | 1745 | 70.28 |
| Hillsborough | 292 | 11.76 |
| Carrboro | 429 | 17.28 |
| Mebane | 16 | 0.64 |
| Total | 2483 | 100 |
11/1
We looked at demographic data for the 5025 voters who have voted through 11/1. This includes both 160 mail-in absentee ballots received and 4,865 in-person early voters.
Gender
County-wide through 11/1
| Gender | Frequency | Percent |
| F | 2722 | 54.17 |
| M | 2035 | 40.50 |
| U | 268 | 5.33 |
| Total | 5025 | 100 |
Voter Party
County-wide through 11/1
| Voter Party | Frequency | Percent |
| Democrat | 3,302 | 65.71 |
| Green | 1 | 0.02 |
| Libertarian | 4 | 0.08 |
| Republican | 148 | 2.95 |
| Unaffiliated | 1,570 | 31.24 |
| Total | 24835,025 | 100 |
Voter City
County-wide through 11/1
Note: This is post office address of residence, not municipal jurisdiction. Many Carrboro voters have Chapel Hill addresses, and some of these are school district voters who don’t live in Chapel Hill.
| Voter City | Frequency | Percent |
| Chapel Hill | 3690 | 73.43 |
| Hillsborough | 447 | 8.90 |
| Carrboro | 867 | 17.25 |
| Mebane | 19 | 0.38 |
| Durham | 2 | 0.04 |
| Total | 5025 | 100 |
Median Age
County-wide through 11/1
| Location | Median Age |
| Chapel of the Cross | 58 |
| Carrboro Town Hall | 59 |
| Chapel Hill Public Library | 57 |
| Seymour Center | 67 |
| Orange Works (Hillsborough) | 64 |