A new finding reveals that North Carolina searched for voter registration the fifth-most after the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday.
Final Round AI analyzed Google Trends data to see how much impact Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate between Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D) and Ohio senator JD Vance (R) had on people searching for the topic of voter registration. The voter registration search topic groups many search terms related to voter registration into one, including searches for registering to vote and people checking if they are still registered to vote.
Map of relative search interest in voter registration by state, 1 October to 2 October 2024, Google Trends
North Carolina ranked fifth for voter registration searches nationally. Wilmington was the highest placed North Carolina metro in ninth, followed by Raleigh-Durham in tenth. Greensboro ranked joint thirteenth.
Voters searched for information about registering to vote, checking their voter registration status, and finding out when the voter registration deadline is. In North Carolina, the last day to register online or by mail is October 11.
Searches for voter registration were highest in Georgia after Tuesday’s debate. Georgia’s search interest was also 16 percentage points higher than second-placed Ohio.
Arizona was third for searches for voter registration, followed by the District of Columbia in fourth. Texas ranked sixth, and Arkansas seventh. Indiana, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania completed the top 10.
For metro areas, Atlanta, Georgia, came top, followed by Austin, Texas. Fairbanks, Alaska, was third, and Tucson, Arizona, was fourth. Columbus, Ohio; San Antonio and Waco, Texas; Lafayette, Indiana; and Wilmington and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, completed the top 10.
If you’re in North Carolina, you can register to vote here.
If you’re in South Carolina, you can register to vote here.
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