With just four voting days remaining (early voting today through Saturday, and Election Day on Tuesday), Craven County voter turnout during early voting has reached 52.4 percent as of Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2020.
Among its neighbors, Craven County ranks fourth in voter turnout.
Craven County has 72,537 registered voters out of a population of 102,139, of whom 21,868 are Democrats, 26,437 are Republicans, 23,656 are unaffiliated, 42 are Green, 43 are Constitution, and 491 are Libertarian.
With polls showing North Carolina to be a tossup in the presidential race, every vote counts.
Craven County & neighbors
| County | Total ballots cast | Total turnout | Ballots by mail | One-stop ballots |
| Craven | 38,090 | 52.4 | 7,994 | 30,096 |
| Beaufort | 17,195 | 50.8 | 2,676 | 14,519 |
| Carteret | 29,322 | 56.4 | 4,437 | 24,885 |
| Jones | 3,185 | 43.1 | 374 | 2,811 |
| Lenoir | 20,287 | 52.9 | 2,697 | 17,590 |
| Onslow | 47,083 | 40.3 | 8,040 | 39,043 |
| Pamlico | 5,151 | 52.8 | 999 | 4,152 |
| Pitt | 60,997 | 49.5 | 9,598 | 51,399 |
Data: North Carolina State Board of Elections
Region rankings by voter turnout
| 1 | Carteret | 56.4 |
| 2 | Lenoir | 52.9 |
| 3 | Pamlico | 52.8 |
| 4 | Craven | 52.4 |
| 5 | Beaufort | 50.8 |
| 6 | Pitt | 49.5 |
| 7 | Jones | 43.1 |
| 8 | Onslow | 40.3 |
Data: North Carolina State Board of Elections
Statewide, 3,867,846 ballots have been case for a total voter turnout of 52.7 percent. So far, 852,013 mail-in ballots have been counted, and 3,015,833 one-stop ballots have been case as of 2:30 p.m. today.
Chatham County has the highest voter turnout so far at 66 percent. Hyde County has the lowest turnout at 32.8 percent.
When to vote
Early voting continues through Saturday, Oct. 31. The polls are open from 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. except Saturday, Oct. 31, when the hours are 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
One-Stop Voting locations are:
- Board of Elections, 406 Craven St., Downtown New Bern
- Berne Square, 2684 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, New Bern
- Vanceboro Fire Department, 375 N.C. Hwy. 43, Vanceboro
- New Beginnings Ministry of Faith, 30 Park Lane, Havelock
- Cove City Fire Department, 425 S. Main St., Cove City
Election Day is Nov. 3. Polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote. The busiest times tend to be early in the morning and just before the polls close. Avoid longer lines by voting at off-peak times.
