New York City voters set new record for first day early voting turnout

New York City voters flocked to the polls in record numbers on the first day of early voting on Saturday.

A total of 140,145 voters checked in at early voting sites to cast their ballots in a presidential contest that remains on a razor’s edge nationwide even as Vice President Kamala Harris holds a commanding lead over former President Donald Trump in New York City, according to recent polls. It marks the highest number of voters on the first day of early voting since the state began allowing early voting five years ago, and surpasses turnout on the first day in 2020 by nearly 50,000 voters.

The New York City Board of Elections announced the record turnout numbers on the social media platform X just an hour after the polls closed for the day at 5 p.m.

Brooklyn reigned supreme with 40,289 voters, followed by 38,237 in Manhattan, 31,671 in Queens, 16,462 in the Bronx and 13,486 on Staten Island.



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