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November 7, 2024
The number of early voters in Mecklenburg County is down by nearly 9% from 2020 during the pandemic. Like the state, more people voted early in person this year and fewer by absentee ballots. But the number of Latino voters in Mecklenburg County casting their ballots early was up.
In Mecklenburg County, 20,582 Hispanics cast their ballots early. That’s 4.5% of early voters. Of those Hispanics who cast a ballot, 9,352 are registered as Democrat; 2,902 are registered as Republican; and 7,960 are registered as unaffiliated.
Over the weekend, Democrats and Republicans continued to court Latino voters.
The Latino Civic Engagement Committee, a nonpartisan voter engagement organization, was at the Day of the Dead Festival on Saturday at Camp North End. They encouraged registered voters to cast their ballots. The organization has a goal of getting 30,000 registered Hispanic voters in Mecklenburg County out to the polls….