Where in Mecklenburg County are the most people casting early-voting ballots? See our map
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More than 70,000 people in Mecklenburg County have already voted early since last Thursday, which is considerably higher than in previous midterm elections in 2022 and 2018.
Registered Democrats have made up a significant portion of the votes cast so far in the county — and in North Carolina — with the U.S. Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley leading the ticket.
A registered voter can cast an early ballot at any site during early voting, which runs through Oct. 31. Sites at University City and the South Regional Library on Rea Road have seen the highest numbers — more than 5,000 ballots cast at each location through Monday.
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This map shows the early voting locations, color-coded by voting volume. The darker red locations have seen the most ballots cast.
Here’s a list of the early voting sites, ranked by total votes cast as of Monday. The hours of early voting are weekdays, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-5 p.m.
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This story was originally published October 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM.
