Travis County early voting reaches highest level for a primary election in almost two decades

Early voting turnout in Travis County continued to surpass every primary election since 2008, with nearly 171,000 voters casting their ballots over the past two weeks.

Nearly 19% of all registered voters in the county went to the polls during early voting. That may seem small, but it’s a big win for a county in Texas, which routinely trails behind the rest of the nation in voter turnout, according to the Texas Policy Project.

Out of Travis County's 920,114 registered voters, 14.8% cast a ballot in the Democratic primary, and 3.77% voted Republican.

With Election Day to go, Democrats have already surpassed the voter turnout of the last gubernatorial primary election in 2022. In that election, 13% of Democrats voted; this year, nearly 15% of Democrats have voted so far.




https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-03-02/travis-county-early-voter-turnout-2026-primary-election