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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More than 3.1 million registered North Carolina voters cast their ballot in the 2024 general election as of Tuesday.
In the lead up to Nov. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump hope they can sway they those who’ve yet to vote with rallies this week. Trump planned a rally in Rocky Mount on Wednesday, with Harris scheduling one in Raleigh.
Voter Chris Molloy told CBS 17 he doesn’t put much weight into those visits and did his own research before voting early.
“I think it’s good they come and state their case in front of people, which makes the local news,” he said. “I think that’s important, but it didn’t affect my vote.”
Molloy said voting early in North Carolina is easier than in his home state of Indiana, where some counties have just one early voting site. Aside from convenience, he locked in his vote a week before Election Day to avoid any last minute hiccups.
“It’s much more of a hassle [in Indiana] than it is here,” Molloy said. “At the end of the day, you don’t want to not feel good or have to pick the kids up on the 5th and miss the vote.”
David Wicclair cast his ballot on the first day of early voting. He said voting early was important and helped him ease election season anxiety.
“It made me feel maybe feel even more special about doing it,” he said. “Being in line for like an hour, talking to people, doing a research about City Council elections that I hadn’t really gotten up on.
“I figured once I got my vote in, I could ease off a little bit of the doom scrolling online, checking the polls, and just feel like I’ve done everything I could,” Wicclair said. “It’s didn’t really help, but I tried.”
Democratic, Republican and unaffiliated voters each make up about a third of the voter pool. Those unaffiliated and undecided voters are who Harris and Trump are trying to lock in.
Like the presidential candidates, voters in North Carolina know the weight of every ballot.
“We need every American to vote,” Molloy said.
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Judith Retana
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