Flagler County Ranks Near the Top in Florida Early Voting Turnout

Flagler County is the sixth-ranked county in the state of Florida for early voter turnout, according to data from the statistical aggregator Fresh Take Vote. As of Monday morning, Flagler was listed at 31.0% turnout. The most recent numbers actually represent a slight drop for Flagler, which was third on the leaderboard as of Monday morning. Sumter County leads the state at 32.7%, followed by Charlotte, Indian River, Lee, and Sarasota counties. Early voting is ongoing in Flagler County through Saturday, October 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Voters can choose any of the five available locations during early voting: Flagler County Public Library (2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast) Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office (1760 E. Moody Blvd, Building 2, Suite 101, Bunnell) Palm Coast Community Center (305 Palm Coast Pkwy NE, Palm Coast) Southern Recreation Center (1209 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast) Wickline Senior Center (700 S. Daytona Ave, Flagler Beach) Flagler County has 100,550 eligible registered voters. As of the writing of this article, 31,185 have participated in the midterm election either via early voting or mail-in voting. As of Tuesday, Flagler County outpaces its neighbor Volusia County by a significant rate. Volusia is being reported at 24.1% turnout, 19th out of Florida’s 67 counties. Party Turnout Out of the county’s active registered voters, Republicans lead with 52,000 voters (51.5%). Democrats are next at 23,794 (23.6%) followed by NPA at 20,734 (20.5%) and other registrations at 4,502 (4.5%). From votes cast as of Tuesday morning, Republicans lead turnout in Flagler County with 50.7%. Democrats account for 30.8% of turnout, with NPA and other affiliations accounting for the remaining 18.5%. Democrats statewide are expected to participate at a higher rate than their registration numbers during early and mail-in voting, while Republicans exhibit higher participation on election day. According to On Point Politics, Florida as a whole has experienced a shift toward Democrats compared to the 2024 election cycle. Early voting is 5.1% bluer than this time two years ago, the outlet says. Still, they predict a 72% chance for Republicans Ashley Moody and Byron Donalds to win their U.S. Senate and Florida governor elections respectively.