Well, many hours have elapsed and not a great amount has happened.
As a reminder, currently the order of votes have gone like:
Red Mones - Hapi (For a joking comment)
Hapi - RM (In retaliation)
Hapi - Melehan (Given reason to fulfill the prophecy)
RM - cozmikrae (For the same joking comment as Hapi)
Wintermoot - NyghtOwl (Saw the more senior members as likelier to be scum)
Doc - Silv (Given reason as Doc's scum curse)
Vroendal - Sapphrion (Given reason as RNG)
Michi - Gerrick (Michi's opinion is wrong and he's a bad person)
Sapph - TGN (Given reason "for all the reasons you guys voted each other")
Mel - RM (Paranoia from Mel's references, immediately unvoted)
The wagons are rather spread out atm with a majority on Hapi and RM with 2 votes. The most convincing reason up here right now to me is actually the vote on Michi oddly enough XD, in the past games he's been among the first to vote, this change in tactics requires more explanation. I'm aware this will make the majority split three ways, still a good amount of time left.
Vote - Michi
Uh...
Games where I voted Day 1 for someone other than myself:
WWXIII When Laurentus voted for me. I was a neutral role.
Portal Attempt 1 When I was a Jailer, and considered a Green/Curiosity Core
Portal Attempt 2 When I was a turret.
WWIX When I was the Protector
Games where I didn't vote D1 or voted for myself to avoid an inactivity lynch:
WWXIX Didn't vote. Was a neutral role.
WWXVI Voted self to avoid an inactivity lynch since voting was required each phase. Was one of the Vampires.
https://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3513.15 Voted self to avoid an inactivity lynch since voting of some form was required each phase. I was one of the Jedi Protectors
WWIV Voted for the shrubbery because why not? I was a Villager/Peasant aka Horse Master for that game.
Other games not listed were either ones I didn't participate in (Game of Thrones, Werewolf 40,0000, Those of No Reflection 2, This Little Thing of Ours) or ones I hosted myself (1-3, 5&6, 10/10-2, 12 &13, 15, 17&18, 21).
So no, there's nothing to suggest that it's common except in 2 (technically 3 since 1 was a two attempter) recent games, and in fact it's much more shaky when it comes to how I do D1 as a role and depending on the rule.