INSIDE INFORMATION
2022 VOTER GUIDE
Sans 2014, Texas shows steady voter growth since 2012 COMPILED BY HANNAH NORTON Data for the last ve election cycles shows high growth in registered voters and the percentage of those who voted between 2012 and 2020. The numbers in the Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin metros have grown in the three presidential elections. Mid-term elections had the lowest voter turnout in 2014, while the midterm election in 2018 was 20%-30% higher than the 2014 election. In order to vote in the Nov. 8 general election, Texans must register to vote or update their infor- mation by Oct. 11.
VOTER ELIGIBILITY According to the Texas Secretary of State’s O ce, an eligible voter must:
New voters can ll out an application online and mail it to their county’s election o ce. All applications must be postmarked by Oct. 11. Texans can also register to vote when obtaining, renewing, replacing or updating their Texas driver’s license or ID card. On Nov. 8, voters must bring one of seven forms of identi cation to the polls. These include:
be a United States citizen; be a resident of the county where they submit their application; be at least 18 years old on Election Day; not be a convicted felon (although some felons may be eligible to vote upon completion of their sentence, probation and parole); and have not been determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a court exercising probate jurisdiction.
• Texas driver’s license • Texas election ID certi cate • Texas personal ID card • Texas handgun license
• U.S. citizenship certi cate • U.S. military ID card • U.S. passport
For more information about Texas’ voter identi cation law, visit www.votetexas.gov.
VOTER TURNOUT
Percent of registered voters who voted in the election Percent point change
AUSTIN
SAN ANTONIO
HOUSTON
TRAVIS COUNTY
BEXAR COUNTY
HARRIS COUNTY
GALVESTON COUNTY
71.06%
65.08%
68.14%
67.87%
61.66%
56.54%
61.99%
N A*
9.4
8.54
6.15
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
GUADALUPE COUNTY
FORT BEND COUNTY
WALLER COUNTY
75.64%
69.68%
73.62%
75%
64.83%
62.89%
65.19%
54.3%
10.81
6.99
8.43
20.7
HAYS COUNTY
COMAL COUNTY
BRAZORIA COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
71.58%
76.87%
68.61%
73.24%
60.43%
N A*
57.51%
66.1%
11.15
11.1
7.14
DALLAS
DALLAS COUNTY
DENTON COUNTY
TARRANT COUNTY
COLLIN COUNTY
66.15%
74.41%
70.75%
76.02%
60.42%
62.73%
63.44%
65.88%
5.73
11.68
7.31
10.14
*COUNTY DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR
SOURCES: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE, COUNTY CLERKS FOR EACH NAMED COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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KATY EDITION • SEPTEMBER 2022
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