Texas Early Voting Info

Texas Secretary of State ^ | Mar. 1, 2010 | TXSOS

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The following are the totals for early voting in the 15 largest Counties in Texas. Remember there are 239 additional counties in which the data isn't provided. It appears that Texas is having a large turnout this primary.

Some observations:

• 306,422 GOP votes - 62.3% of EV votes cast
  
• 184,694 Democratic votes - 37.6% of EV votes cast
  
• 655,919 GOP total votes cast statewide 2006 gov primary

  Early Voting Totals - Feb. 26, 2010

  March 2, 2010
  Early Voting
  Cumulative Totals
  Thru Close of Business
  February 26, 2010

  County	Reg Voters	Party	# In Person On 2/26/2010	Cumulative In-Person Voters	Cumulative % In-Person	Cumulative By Mail Voters	Cumulative In-Person And Mail Voters	Cumulative Percent Early Voting
  Harris	1,889,378	Republican	13,929	50,247	2.66%	12,399	62,646	3.32%
  Harris	1,889,378	Democratic	9,857	33,771	1.79%	6,250	40,021	2.12%
  Dallas	1,129,814	Republican	7,156	31,278	2.77%	3,104	34,382	3.04%
  Dallas	1,129,814	Democratic	4,707	19,204	1.70%	2,272	21,476	1.90%
  Tarrant	924,682	Republican	9,942	38,935	4.21%	3,256	42,191	4.56%
  Tarrant	924,682	Democratic	1,911	7,418	0.80%	1,152	8,570	0.93%
  Bexar	891,082	Republican	6,730	30,786	3.45%	2,219	33,005	3.70%
  Bexar	891,082	Democratic	4,541	20,743	2.33%	2,010	22,753	2.55%
  Travis	586,882	Republican	1,535	16,033	2.73%	849	16,882	2.88%
  Travis	586,882	Democratic	2,003	13,193	2.25%	566	13,759	2.34%
  Collin	413,772	Republican	6,642	27,078	6.54%	990	28,068	6.78%
  Collin	413,772	Democratic	589	2,658	0.64%	41	2,699	0.65%
  El Paso	375,128	Republican	1,778	7,528	2.01%	224	7,752	2.07%
  El Paso	375,128	Democratic	3,939	18,085	4.82%	295	18,380	4.90%
  Denton	355,340	Republican	4,192	17,268	4.86%	1,172	18,440	5.19%
  Denton	355,340	Democratic	506	1,945	0.55%	51	1,996	0.56%
  Fort Bend	300,777	Republican	3,366	11,403	3.79%	2,317	13,720	4.56%
  Fort Bend	300,777	Democratic	1,573	5,111	1.70%	87	5,198	1.73%
  Hidalgo	290,097	Republican	688	2,804	0.97%	41	2,845	0.98%
  Hidalgo	290,097	Democratic	4,493	27,395	9.44%	576	27,971	9.64%
  Montgomery	243,027	Republican	4,049	16,113	6.63%	759	16,872	6.94%
  Montgomery	243,027	Democratic	395	1,551	0.64%	58	1,609	0.66%
  Williamson	230,122	Republican	3,309	13,831	6.01%	632	14,463	6.28%
  Williamson	230,122	Democratic	618	2,916	1.27%	27	2,943	1.28%
  Nueces	188,165	Republican	1,445	6,154	3.27%	139	6,293	3.34%
  Nueces	188,165	Democratic	1,031	4,766	2.53%	189	4,955	2.63%
  Galveston	179,928	Republican	1,937	6,701	3.72%	135	6,836	3.80%
  Galveston	179,928	Democratic	872	3,526	1.96%	580	4,106	2.28%
  Cameron	171,024	Republican	360	2,003	1.17%	24	2,027	1.19%
  Cameron	171,024	Democratic	1,300	8,045	4.70%	213	8,258	4.83%
  Total	8,169,218		105,393	448,489	5.49%	42,627	491,116	6.01%

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what's at stake

This is a big election year in Texas. Voters will cast ballots for all 32 U.S. representatives, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, railroad commissioner, three members of the Supreme Court, three members of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 16 state senators, all 150 state representatives, eight members of the State Board of Education, some Court of Appeals justices, district judges, family district judges, county judges, statutory county court judges and many county-level races.

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TxGov ping list for info on early voting.....

[brushcop]

Excuse me TX Sec of State, it’s not “Democratic” it’s DEMOCRAT. The system is “democratic”, the voters on the left are DEMOCRATS. I remind them of that a lot, they hate that, it’s wonderful.

Thank you./rant off

[EDINVA]

based on these numbers, I want to move to Collin County!

[napscoordinator]

I believe the official term is Democratic Party. However we love to shorten words...we do it all the time.

[deport]

Actually the registered party name in Texas is:

Texas Democratic Party

[crusty old prospector]

Good old Travis County is where Austin is located. You can see as you move to the ‘burbs (Williamson County), the demographics switch. Strange is that Tarrant County (Fort Worth) is a predominantly Republican county even though it is has a large urban voting block. Harris is Houston, Cameron is Brownsville, Nueces is Corpus Christi...

[Marathoner]

Surprised about Tarrant County, inasmuch as it was the home of Brother Jim Wright.

[FrankR]

"I believe the official term is Democratic Party."

Problem is, there is nothing "democratic" about it.

[napscoordinator]

That is another discussion...but you are certainly correct. Although I believe at one time they were.

[crusty old prospector]

From what I remember about the red and blue county voting map from 2008, it was the largest metropolitan county that went for McCain, and by a large margin. I think Oklahoma County (OKC) and Orlando were also heavily Repubican.

[Ocarterma]

How come the total “reg. voters” for each the dimmys and pubbies are identical? Am I reading the first column wrong or is the state of Texas evenly assigning each registered voter to a party....you know....one for you, one for me, two for you, two for me.........

[EDINVA]

I don’t know much about Texas, so I couldn’t tell an urban from suburban from rural county .. I was just going by the numbers (R v D) cast so far. Denton, Montgomery and Galveston Counties look pretty good too.

20 years ago I lived in a heavily Republican area. Without moving I was suddenly living in a Dem precinct. Hopefully it will revert to form before too long. Maybe enough Obama & Co. will do it.

[freespirited]

Travis County

Republican 16,882

Democratic 13,759

Am I hallucinating? Isnt Travis County the People's Republic of Austin?

[brushcop]

Yes, I know, this illustrates my point exactly. And I remind my Texas DEMOCRAT “friends” that they utilize a Democratic system but they are, alas, Democrats and regardless of semantics, they in reality, belong to the Democrat Party. I refuse to bend.

[deport]

How come the total “reg. voters” for each the dimmys and pubbies are identical?

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Texas doesn’t register voters by party. That is the total register voters in the state for this election. They choose their party affiliation when they go to the voting precinct and select which party primary they are voting in. That assigns them to that party for the runoffs, etc. Every two years new registrations cards are issue and the process starts over.

[38special]

No party registration in Texas.

[Jim from C-Town]

Early and absentee voting for no reason must be stopped. It is a prescription for voter fraud. How possibly is early voting, especially for a presidential and national election constitutional. It is stated in the constitution when elections for president will take place. It mentions nothing about being able to vote several weeks in advance of that date or even one day in advance.

[olrtex]

We do not register by party in Texas, so the number must be total registered voters. I am really surprised by the numbers in Travis County, which is heavily Democratic.

[Grumpybutt]

And, as I’ve said many, MANY times. No ballot counted until all military servicemen and women’s ballots are counted first!

I know, I know, wishful thinking....