So far, 57.3% of registered voters in Texas have cast ballots, just shy of the total turnout of 59.4% in 2016.
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 31, 2020
The state has added 1.8 million registered voters since the 2016 election. https://t.co/8oMSNWYQvL
Texas early voter turnout ended Friday with 57.3% of registered voters casting ballots. The turnout through election day in 2016 was 59.4% of registered voters. Those percentages are misleading, however, as there were 15.1 million registered voters in Texas in 2016, and there are 16.9 million registered voters in 2020. That's not just due to population increase or demographics; that's due to active voter registration efforts in the past two years. The total number of votes cast through Friday is 9.7 million. The total number of votes cast in 2016 was 8.9 million. One-quarter of the total vote in 2016 was cast on election day. If the same number of votes cast on Election Day in 2016 are cast on Election Day 2020, the total for 2020 will exceed both the number of ballots cast and the percentage of voters who voted in 2016. Even a slight rise to 60% of registered voters would be a record for the 21st century and the past 30 years.
There's a reason the GOP strategy around the country is to challenge ballots. They know they lose, the more people vote.
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