The numbers for the weekend of early voting are in and, to quote Tony the Tiger, Threeeere Great!
Using the numbers from ncvotetracker.com which is a project of the Civitas Institute:
48.4 % of the voters are Democratic and only 31.1 % of the voters are Republican.
That is even better than the 48.08% and 31.69% from the first day.
The Democrats lead in the combined absentee and one-stop voting by 56,357 votes.
72% of the voters where white.
In comparison at this time in 2010 it was 44.5% Democratic and 38.6% Republican.
If you are saying that the Democrats in NC vote often as Republicans a recent PPP poll points to the Democrats staying home.
Hagan is getting the same share of the Democratic vote (81%) that Tillis getting of the Republican vote and if you do that as a Democrat in North Carolina you're generally going to win given the party's voter registration advantage in the state.
link (My assumption is that the Hagan / Tillis numbers should reflect the NC legislature number roughly.)
Also:
In at this time in 2010 80% of the voters where white.
Lots more fun in the numbers than I can handle, but in the NC Senate:
Senate district 18 (Franklin county, Wake county (part)) This district contains the Eastern boundary of Wake county and is represented by Chad Barefoot. While Barefoot is unknown and unpopular, the GOP has shown a willingness in this race to put an extremely large amount of money in as they did in 2012 to defeat Doug Berger.
It is 52.8% Democratic 27.85% Republican.
Senate district 17 (Wake county (part)) This district contains the Southwestern portion of wake county and is represented by Tamara Barringer, a new state senator who is not well known and underwater in the polls due to the unpopularity of the general assembly.
Running for the Democratic party is Bryan Fulghum.
37.64 Democratic 34.19 Republican in 2010 it was 35.43 Democratic 41.85 Republican
Senate district 15 (Wake county (part)) This district contains the North-northwestern part of Wake County represented by Republican Neal Hunt. He is well known and easily won reelection in 2012. However, he has been damaged by the 2013 legislative session and is likely vulnerable.
Running against him is Tom Bradshaw, a famous North Carolinian.
Tom Bradshaw has been a leader and a builder for more than 50 years. He was Raleigh’s youngest Mayor, and Governor Jim Hunt’s first Secretary of Transportation. Governor Hunt credits Tom as the man responsible for getting I-40 built from Raleigh to Wilmington. The Tom Bradshaw Freeway is the southern part of the Raleigh Beltline.
Democratic 42.58 Republican 33.46 in 2010 it was Democratic 37.02 Republican 41.22
Senate District 9 (New Hanover (part)) This district includes about 99% of New Hanover County without some Wilmington area precincts. It is represented by Thom Goolsby who is retiring following apparent involvement in an investment scandal.
The day after Thom Goolsby announced he wouldn’t run for re-election Democrat Elizabeth Redenbaugh declared her intention to seek that seat and represent New Hanover County in Raleigh.
Elizabeth Redenbaugh is a local Democratic activist, dedicated community volunteer, champion for public education, committed church-goer, wife, mother and true North Carolinian.
Elizabeth knows that a General Assembly that does not respect clean air, water and land does not value its citizens.
Democratic 44.09 Republican 32.38 in 2010 it was Democratic 37.54 Republican 41.24
Senate district 12 (Lee, Harnett, Johnston(part)) This is a fairly conservative district but the representative there has not distinguished themselves from an unpopular general assembly and as such it has become competitive.
The Democrat in the race is Joe Langley who posted a diary here a while back.
Democratic 48.08 Republican 34.98 in 2010 it was Democratic 39.37 Republican 44.37