The analysis of the turnout in the 6^th local elections shows that the highest was 74.4% among voters in their sixties and the lowest 47.5% among those in their thirties.

Compared to the turnout in the 5^th local elections in 2010, it shows a decrease of about 1%p in between those in the late thirties and fifties while the turnout soared among those in the early twenties (45.8%→51.4%) and late twenties (37.1%→45.1%).

The National Election Commission released the result of the analyzing the turnout by gender, age group and area. The target was 4,292,888 (10.4%) out of the total number of voters of 41,296,228, selected through systematic and random sampling based on the voters list between July and August.

▣ Voter Turnout by Gender

The analysis shows that the turnout was the same between male and female voters, respectively reaching 57.2%.

Since the 16^th Presidential election in 2002, the turnout has been a bit higher among male voters than among female voters. However, the turnout was 1.6%p higher among female voters than among male voters in the 18^th Presidential election in 2012. And in the 6^th local elections, the turnout was the same between male and female voters.

In the 5^th local elections in 2010, the turnout was 55.1% among male voters and 54.7% among female voters.

▣ Voter Turnout by Age Group

Looking at the turnout by age group, the turnout was highest among voters in the sixties (74.4%), followed by 67.3% among those in their seventies or over and 63.2% among those in their fifties. The turnouts among voters in their twenties (48.4%), in their thirties (47.5%) and in their forties (53.3%) were lower than the average turnout.

Looking at the ratio of the number of those who cast a vote by age group, it was highest as 21.8% among voters in the fifties, followed by 20.1% among those in the forties, 15.8% among those in the thirties, 14.4% among those in the sixties, 13.5% among those in the twenties, 12.7% among those aged over 70, and 1.6% among 19-year-olds.

The ratio of the number of the voters registered in the voters list was highest as 21.6% among voters in the forties, followed by 19.7% among those in the fifties, 19.1% among those in the thirties, 16.0% among those in the twenties, 11.1% among those in the sixties, 10.8% among those aged over 70 and 1.7% among 19-year-olds.

Compared to turnout by age group in the 5^th local elections, the analysis showed a huge increase in between 19-year-olds and those in the early thirties (47.4%→52.2% among 19-year-olds, 45.8%→51.4% among those in the early twenties, 37.1%→45.1% among those in the late twenties, and 41.9%→45.1% among those in the early thirties). On the other hand, the turnout showed a decrease in between voters in the late thirties and fifties (50.0%→49.9% among those in the late thirties, 55.0%→53.3% among those in the forties, and 64.1%→63.2% in the fifties). There was a 1.6% increase in the turnout among those in their sixties or over (69.3%→70.9%).

▣ Voter Turnout by Gender and Age Group

Overall the turnout was high among male voters in their sixties (77.0%) and seventies (77.8%) while it was lowest among voters in their thirties (44.6%).

Looking at the turnout among female voters, it was lowest as 48.7% among those in the twenties and showed an increase in higher age groups and then a decrease in the turnout among those in the seventies or over.

▣ Voter Turnout by Gender, Age Group, Si/Do

Male voters in their forties or above living in Jeollanam-do achieved the 73.1% turnout, the highest among all while male voters in their thirties living in Daegue achieved 36.9% - the lowest.

Looking at the turnout among male voters, those aged 19 and in the twenties achieved the highest in Jeju Special Self-governing Province (58.0% and 53.7%), those in the thirties in Sejong Special Self-governing City (55.5%), and those in the forties or above in Jeollanam-do (73.1%). Looking at the turnout among female voters, 19-year-olds achieved the highest in Sejong Special Self-governing City (61.1%), those in the twenties in Seoul (55.6%), those in the thirties in Sejong Special Self-governing City (62.6%), and those in the forties in Jeollanam-do (71.6%).