Breaking: Texas has already surpassed its 2016 total votes cast with one day of early voting and #ElectionDay still to go.
The state has added 1.8 million more registered voters since 2016. bit.ly/2HNJsLD
The state has added 1.8 million more registered voters since 2016. bit.ly/2HNJsLD
Through Thursday, 9,009,850 have voted so far this year. That amounts to 53% of registered voters.
In 2016, 8,969,226 Texans cast a ballot in the presidential race, and overall percentage turnout was 59.4%
In 2016, 8,969,226 Texans cast a ballot in the presidential race, and overall percentage turnout was 59.4%
By the time all the #ElectionDay votes and mail-in ballots are counted, Texas will likely hit record-breaking turnout levels this election, surpassing 60% of registered voters for the first time since the early 1990s.
The surge in votes is in part due to high turnout during early voting and increases in registered voters in Texas’ growing urban and suburban counties.
But other factors of timing are also at play due to the uncertainty brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
But other factors of timing are also at play due to the uncertainty brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas does not collect the party registration of voters, so it's difficult to say what this means for the outcome of the election.
Here's more about what's at stake in Texas this year: bit.ly/2HJNMuQ
Here's more about what's at stake in Texas this year: bit.ly/2HJNMuQ
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