: With record voter turnout in early voting, Texas is a presidential toss-up. Plus, young people are usually unfamiliar with the voting process overall, she said. Election Information and Turnout Data. Counties had to follow new early voting regulations. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. What has changed is the number of voters: The counties gained 1.6 million more registered voters in the past four years. Election day is Nov. 8. The data suggests people are listening. by Jayme Lozano Carver, Patrick Svitek and Pooja Salhotra Those changes build on long-lasting complaints: Texas does not allow student IDs as valid identification at polling places, and the states Republican leaders have long resisted online voter registration. ORourke, who showed himself to be a strong contender in 2018 in part because of his appeal to young people, spent much of his gubernatorial campaign this year at colleges and universities. But he added: There are a lot of dynamics that are just different this time.. Updated: 10:49 AM CDT November 4, 2022 DALLAS For our early release episode of Y'all-itics, just days before the election, we talked with elections administrators across the state to check the. For many years, white Democrats have lagged behind nonwhite Democrats in loyalty to Democratic presidential candidates. Additionally, you can confirm with your county elections office whether election day voting is restricted to locations in your designated precinct or if you can cast a ballot at any polling place. Im in no rush, he said, noting he had another week to vote early. The decline in participation is concerning for youth advocates, especially Texas Democrats who have doubled down on their efforts to register and turn out young voters in recent years. How redistricting could impact voter turnout. Youth turnout was 28% in 2018, but 2022's turnout rate is a large improvement over 2014, when CIRCLE estimates just 13% of youth cast a . The state, which also has online voter registration and same-day registration, implemented automatic voter registration in 2019, and it had the largest increase in the number of youth (ages 18-24) registered to vote between 2018 and 2022. I want jobs with a living wage across the board. But through Wednesday, Feb. 23, a reported 93.5% of Texas voters had not voted. Other states are currently passing restrictive laws: Idaho has banned the use of student IDs as a form of voter identification, and Arkansas has banned ballot drop-off boxes. [CDATA[// >