Early voting wraps up tomorrow (Thursday) for the 2024 Presidential and Federal / General Election in Tennessee the Knox County Election Commission says a few of the early voting locations aren’t seeing long lines if you still need to cast your ballot.
The Gibbs Ruritan Club, the newest polling location in Knox County, is seeing shorter lines than the Downtown West location which is seeing longer lines and some voters say they’ve waited in line more than hour there but it moves efficiently.
According to the Tennessee Secretary of State website, Knox County is still below 40% voter turnout through early voting which runs through tomorrow. (Thursday)
Early voting data for Tennessee shows over one million seven hundred thousand votes have been cast during early voting.
This number is through Monday with the estimated turnout just over 35%.
By comparison through 11 days of early voting more voters turned out in 2020 but fewer in 2016.
Election day is November 5th.
Here is a link to view full report below: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/early-voting-data
Early Voting Turnout through October 28, 2024
| Total Votes Cast | Estimated Turnout |
|---|---|
| 1,875,298 | 38.85% |
| In-Person Early Votes | Absentee By-Mail Votes |
| 1,801,162 | 74,131 |
Map
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Turnout by County
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Comparisons
| 2024 | 2020 | Difference | % Change | Counties Ahead | ||||
| Day 12 (Tuesday) | Early | 159,552 | 147,147 | 12,405 | 8.43% | 71 | ||
| Absentee | 3,300 | 7,004 | (3,704) | (52.88%) | 40 | |||
| Total | 162,854 | 154,151 | 8,703 | 5.65% | 72 | |||
| Through 12 Days | Early | 1,801,162 | 1,766,988 | 34,174 | 1.93% | 76 | ||
| Absentee | 74,131 | 195,939 | (121,808) | (62.17%) | 1 | |||
| Total | 1,875,298 | 1,962,927 | (87,629) | (4.46%) | 56 | |||
| 2024 | 2016 | Difference | % Change | Counties Ahead | ||||
| Day 12 (Tuesday) | Total | 162,854 | 110,667 | 52,187 | 47.16% | 95 | ||
| Through 12 Days | Total | 1,875,298 | 1,403,054 | 472,244 | 33.66% | 94 | ||
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Download a comparison to how this year’s overall turnout compares to 2020 and 2016.
