Absentee and Provisional Data

Overview

Learn about and access data for absentee voting (which includes early voting) and provisional voting. Download files from the Absentee Files and Provisional Files tables below. For additional information, see FAQ: Provisional and Absentee Data on this page.

What is provisional voting? Voters are given a provisional ballot should any questions about their qualifications arise. For procedural information, visit our Provisional Voting page.

Absentee Files

Below, we have compiled absentee voting data files for 20+ years of general and primary elections. To explore elections data more broadly, visit the Election Night Reporting folder on our FTP site. Files in the table below include:

  • Absentee files (statewide and by county), which contain a record of each absentee ballot, including absentee-by-mail ballot requests and early voting ballots from the in-person early voting period. Each record contains ballot and voter info. For a full list of variables, see the Absentee Layout TXT file. Detailed absentee-by-mail ballot information remains confidential (and is not reported) until the ballot is returned or polls open on Election Day.
  • Absentee Counts files (statewide and by county), which contain counts of absentee ballots cast, including those cast in person during the early voting period, grouped by county and voter demographics. For a full list of variables, see the Absentee Counts Layout TXT file.
  • Absentee Request Demographic Stats files (beginning in 2020), which contain counts of absentee-by-mail ballot requests (i.e., number of requests received by county boards of elections) broken down by county and voter demographics, as well as the year and week the request was received. For a full list of variables, see the associated Layout TXT file.
  • Absentee Stats / Absentee Request Stats files (for various elections), which are PDFs and Excel (XLS) files displaying absentee-related summary statistics.
  • Outstanding Absentee Ballots files, which show county-level numbers of mail-in absentee ballots, including ballots sent, ballots received, and ballots outstanding (updated daily during early voting period). For more details, see Outstanding Ballots Data Report Summary.
Table 1: Absentee Voting Data Files by Election Date
Absentee Files by Election Date
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Request Stats PDFs (Folder)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2024 Nov 05 Election - Outstanding Absentee Ballots (ZIP) -- coming soon
2024 May 14 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2024 May 14 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2024 May 14 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2024 May 14 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2024 May 14 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2024 May 14 Election - Outstanding Absentee Ballots (ZIP)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Request Stats PDFs (Folder)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Outstanding Absentee Ballots (ZIP)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2023 Mar 07 Election (Town of Dobson) - Absentee (ZIP)
2023 Mar 07 Election (Town of Dobson) - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2023 Mar 07 Election (Town of Dobson) - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2023 Mar 07 Election (Town of Dobson) - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2023 Mar 07 Election (Town of Dobson) - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Request Stats PDFs (Folder)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Request Stats PDFs (Folder)
2022 May 17 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Request Demographic Stats (CSV)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Request Stats PDFs (Folder)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2020 Jun 23 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2020 Jun 23 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2020 Jun 23 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2020 Jun 23 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2019 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 Nov 05 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2019 Oct 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 Oct 08 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 Oct 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 Oct 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2019 Sep 10  Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 Sep 10 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 Sep 10 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 Sep 10 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2019 Jul 09 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 Jul 09 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 Jul 09 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 Jul 09 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2019 May 14 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 May 14 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 May 14 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 May 14 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2019 Apr 30 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2019 Apr 30 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2019 Apr 30 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2019 Apr 30 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Statewide with Ethnicity (ZIP)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Stats PDFs (Folder)
2018 Jun 26 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2018 Jun 26 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2018 Jun 26 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2018 Jun 26 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2018 May 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2018 May 08 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2018 May 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2018 May 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2018 May 08 Election - Absentee Stats (folder)
2017 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2017 Nov 07 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2017 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2017 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2017 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2017 Oct 10 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2017 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2017 Oct 10 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2017 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2017 Sep 12 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2017 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2017 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2016 Jun 07 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2016 Jun 07 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2016 Jun 07 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2016 Jun 07 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2016 Mar 15 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2016 Mar 15 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2016 Mar 15 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2016 Mar 15 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2015 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2015 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2015 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2015 Oct 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2015 Oct 06 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2015 Oct 06 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2015 Sep 15 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2015 Sep 15 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2015 Sep 15 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2015 Sep 15 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2015 May 12 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee by County (ZIP)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2014 Jul 15 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2014 Jul 15  Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2014 Jul 15 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2014 Jul 15 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2014 Jul 15 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2014 May 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2014 May 06 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2014 May 06 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2014 May 06 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2014 May 06 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2013 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2013 Oct 8 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2013 Sep 10 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Statewide with Ethnicity (ZIP)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2012 May 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2012 May 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2012 May 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2012 May 08 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2012 May 08 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2011 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2011 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2011 Nov 08 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2011 Oct 11 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2011 Sep 13 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Statewide with Ethnicity (ZIP)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2010 May 04 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2010 May 04 Election - Absentee Counts Statewide (CSV)
2010 May 04 Election - Absentee Counts by County (CSV)
2010 May 04 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2010 May 04 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2009 Nov 03 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2009 Oct 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2009 Sep 15 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2008 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2008 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Stats (XLS)
2008 Nov 04 Election - Absentee Stats (PDF)
2008 Jun 24 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2008 May 06 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2006 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2006 Sep 12 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2006 May 30 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2006 May 02 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2004 Nov 02 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2004 Aug 17 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2004 Jul 20 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2002 Nov 05 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2002 Sep 10 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)
2000 Nov 07 Election - Absentee Statewide (ZIP)

Provisional Files

In the table below, we have compiled provisional voting data files from the past 10+ years. The files in the table below contain a record of provisional ballots cast in an election. For a full list of variables, launch the Provisional Layout TXT file.

Table 2: Provisional Voting Data Files by Election Date
Provisional Files by Election Date
2024 May 14 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2024 Mar 05 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2023 Nov 07 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2023 Oct 10 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2023 Sep 12 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2023 Mar 07 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2022 Dec 06 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2022 Nov 08 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2022 Jul 26 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2022 May 17 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2021 Nov 02 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2021 Oct 05 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2020 Nov 03 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2020 Jun 23 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2020 Mar 03 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 Nov 05 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 Oct 08 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 Sep 10 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 Jul 09 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 May 14 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2019 Apr 30 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2018 Nov 06 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2018 Jun 26 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2018 May 08 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2017 Nov 07 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2017 Oct 10 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2017 Sep 12 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2016 Nov 08 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2016 Jun 07 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2016 Mar 15 Election - Provisional (TXT)
2015 Nov 03 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2015 Oct 06 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2015 Sep 15 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2014 Nov 04 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2014 Jul 15 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2014 May 06 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2013 Nov 05 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2012 Nov 06 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2012 Jul 17 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2012 May 08 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2010 Nov 02 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2010 Jun 22 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2010 May 04 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Nov 03 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Oct 06 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Sep 15 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Aug 18 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Jul 28 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Jun 23 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Jun 16 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Jun 02 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 May 19 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 May 05 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Mar 10 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Feb 03 Election - Provisional (ZIP)
2009 Jan 06 Election - Provisional (ZIP)

FAQ: Provisional and Absentee Data

Tab/Accordion Items

The statewide and county absentee files are available/updated in three stages:

Stage 1: The absentee file becomes available on our website on the first day that absentee ballots are sent to voters. After absentee ballots start going out to voters, absentee files are refreshed daily and include data for returned/processed ballots from the day before. Detailed absentee ballot information is not made publicly available until ballots are returned or polls open on Election Day. 

Stage 2: Between the start of early voting and Election Day, data for ballots cast in person via early voting are added to the absentee files the day after being cast.

Stage 3: On and after Election Day, data for all requested and cast absentee and early voting ballots are included in the file. This includes detailed data for absentee ballots that have not been returned.

In 2019, the General Assembly, in Session Law 2019-239, amended subsection (c) of Register of absentee requests, applications, and ballots issued; a public record (N.C.G.S. § 163-228) to make the absentee request register confidential and not a public record until Election Day. As a result, detailed absentee-by-mail ballot information is no longer reported until the ballot is returned or until polls open on Election Day.

Beginning with the 2020 general election, you may view absentee ballot request counts using the Absentee Request Demographic Stats files.

For the purposes of matching voters:

  • When joining files that were created at different points in time, we recommend joining the files via “ncid”; for example, when joining an absentee file with a voter history file or a voter registration file, we recommend matching on “ncid”.
  • When joining files that were created around the same point in time, we recommend joining the files via voter registration number and county; for example, when joining an absentee file with a voter registration snapshot file, we recommend matching on voter registration number (“voter_reg_num”) and county.