More than 700,000 people took part in the first weekend of early voting for general elections in New York state, according to state Board of Elections numbers.

As of Monday, 705,700 state residents voted early on Saturday and Sunday, with 379,421 on day one and 326,279 on day two.

A good percentage of those — 257,860 — came from New York City voters. About 447,840 came from voters in the other parts of the state.

In upstate's more populous counties, 33,195 people have voted early in Erie County, 30,817 voted early in Monroe County, 17,350 voted early in Albany County and 19,863 voted early in Onondaga County.

More people have voted early so far than in the first weekend of early voting during the last presidential election in 2020, which was the first time New Yorkers had the opportunity to vote early in a contest for the White House.

Eligible voters in New York can participate in early voting through Sunday, Nov. 3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Early voting first came into practice in New York in 2019.