NYC Turns Out In Record Numbers To Vote Early: See The Numbers

NEW YORK CITY — The first weekend of early voting in New York City turned out to be a record-breaking one, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

Nearly 258,000 voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day this past weekend.

Saturday proved to have the highest turnout for the first day of early voting ever, with more than 140,000 voter check-ins reported across the five boroughs, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

Brooklyn led the way with the most voter check-ins on Saturday, with 40,289, followed by Manhattan with 38,237, Queens in third with 31,671 check-ins, the Bronx had 16,462 check-ins and followed by Staten Island with 13,486.

On Sunday, Brooklyn had 77,033 check-ins, while Manhattan had 71,321 check-ins, Queens remained in third with 58,078 check-ins, the Bronx had 27,581 check-ins and Staten Island had 23,847 check-ins.

Early voting in New York City continues through Sunday, Nov. 3, with poll sites open this week Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information on early voting, you can visit this Patch voting guide.