WHAT IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION GAP?

In Texas, 29% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared to 80% of voters 45+

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Texas Voter Registration Gap

This maps shows the most recent county-level voter registration rates in Texas, one of a set of 39 states we currently track. Rates are shown for both 18-year-olds and adults ages 45 and older. Click a county to learn more about voter registration in there.

State
County
Age Group

Texas

29% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote as of Jun 5, 2026.

85%75%65%55%45%35%LowPop
Voter data from a commercial source compiling official state records and the American Community Survey. Last updated on Jul 14, 2026.
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Texas County Registration Rates

This table shows the voter registration rates in each Texas county or county-equivalent as of Jun 5, 2026. We omit counties with 18-year-old populations below 100.

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18 vs 45+
Anderson County24%72%67358,439
Andrews County75%79%12818,610
Angelina County25%84%1,16287,275
Atascosa County27%88%69451,008
Austin County41%88%35331,170
Bandera County36%> 90%17922,021
Bastrop County47%73%1,398106,582
Bee County19%75%47231,083
Bell County26%86%5,358386,897
Bexar County25%81%29,8542,067,341
Blanco County37%> 90%10312,446
Bosque County33%90%17118,687
Bowie County30%86%1,09492,115
Brazoria County53%89%4,770391,255
Brazos County10%81%9,855242,311
Brewster County27%> 90%1059,503
Brown County25%86%54138,347
Burleson County36%> 90%19818,857
Burnet County29%> 90%53352,652
Caldwell County28%72%70048,669
Callahan County21%> 90%30514,241
Cameron County26%71%6,903426,120
Camp County19%> 90%23812,798
Carson County32%> 90%1155,801
Cass County36%> 90%30028,568
Castro County20%66%1547,344
Chambers County32%> 90%68151,498
Cherokee County36%84%52551,886
Coleman County19%> 90%1237,833
Collin County36%86%16,0581,163,337
Colorado County36%90%19121,006
Comal County66%> 90%1,949183,826
Comanche County39%83%16813,950
Cooke County29%> 90%63243,046
Coryell County24%80%1,27984,748
Dallam County12%63%1287,298
Dallas County23%68%34,3202,621,179
Dawson County26%80%17612,134
Deaf Smith County36%67%27418,460
Denton County27%83%12,525979,561
DeWitt County31%77%20320,016
Dimmit County21%> 90%2638,380
Donley County4%> 90%1583,257
Duval County20%> 90%1949,742
Eastland County22%87%32818,011
Ector County7%77%2,287164,654
Ellis County36%> 90%2,847213,160
El Paso County40%75%12,938870,779
Erath County9%83%1,70243,794
Falls County19%77%23517,291
Fannin County34%86%40037,326
Fayette County62%90%18425,042
Fort Bend County34%85%11,347893,767
Franklin County26%> 90%15210,632
Freestone County46%> 90%20220,049
Frio County24%86%34918,582
Gaines County33%64%36022,232
Galveston County32%89%4,342358,990
Gillespie County39%> 90%27827,524
Gonzales County31%85%28819,851
Gray County30%75%32221,045
Grayson County24%89%1,858143,337
Gregg County23%78%1,775125,480
Grimes County23%90%35131,340
Guadalupe County28%90%2,348183,642
Hale County21%83%46332,131
Hamilton County16%> 90%1738,406
Hansford County33%77%1145,119
Hardeman County14%73%1063,501
Hardin County36%> 90%68457,642
Harris County26%73%63,4594,838,303
Harrison County23%89%1,27170,155
Haskell County13%80%1725,421
Hays County30%> 90%5,527268,638
Henderson County30%89%93784,862
Hidalgo County30%66%14,966891,977
Hill County42%> 90%36837,328
Hockley County30%90%31921,363
Hood County39%> 90%65765,894
Hopkins County35%86%42137,784
Houston County21%79%27222,051
Howard County22%70%42032,290
Hudspeth County8%82%1503,403
Hunt County27%88%1,701108,972
Hutchinson County26%89%32220,184
Jackson County44%88%13515,152
Jasper County63%> 90%23632,727
Jefferson County40%77%2,849253,878
Jim Wells County32%> 90%48738,850
Johnson County30%> 90%2,420195,597
Jones County27%77%21620,304
Karnes County37%82%15114,968
Kaufman County35%> 90%2,119172,604
Kendall County55%> 90%50448,567
Kerr County28%86%71353,489
Kleberg County12%> 90%81530,579
Lamar County32%84%50950,669
Lamb County31%82%17612,828
Lampasas County26%> 90%36322,715
La Salle County18%> 90%1786,839
Lavaca County77%> 90%20220,552
Lee County25%81%29517,971
Leon County34%> 90%15916,263
Liberty County33%79%1,351103,380
Limestone County32%82%24822,283
Live Oak County29%87%12211,620
Llano County35%> 90%14122,424
Lubbock County15%88%6,969318,884
McLennan County16%73%5,634266,067
Madison County24%> 90%16813,648
Marion County24%> 90%1339,737
Matagorda County49%81%32136,329
Maverick County31%80%92358,082
Medina County30%> 90%68953,547
Midland County22%82%2,131174,801
Milam County47%82%23025,567
Mitchell County26%73%1089,018
Montague County57%> 90%19921,046
Montgomery County60%87%8,274684,432
Moore County37%66%28021,373
Morris County46%> 90%12712,076
Nacogdoches County14%84%1,89165,162
Navarro County21%82%92954,711
Newton County32%> 90%14812,093
Nolan County20%80%25414,454
Nueces County21%79%4,923352,955
Orange County42%88%86485,307
Palo Pinto County32%88%37729,295
Panola County34%> 90%29422,726
Parker County42%> 90%1,929165,168
Parmer County16%60%1509,731
Pecos County71%70%10914,896
Polk County42%> 90%38752,800
Potter County30%69%1,483115,975
Rains County33%88%12912,775
Randall County36%> 90%2,192146,070
Red River County53%87%10411,611
Reeves County43%83%18512,664
Robertson County45%> 90%17217,167
Rockwall County65%> 90%1,422123,617
Runnels County16%89%1199,874
Rusk County53%86%58252,842
San Jacinto County52%> 90%22028,441
San Patricio County30%89%91370,181
Scurry County31%79%18316,488
Shelby County32%87%31324,155
Smith County32%86%3,477241,740
Starr County15%71%1,05066,067
Tarrant County34%80%29,4332,167,390
Taylor County10%88%2,770145,863
Terry County35%76%14511,629
Titus County37%77%38731,363
Tom Green County22%83%1,873119,577
Travis County27%75%17,0631,330,015
Trinity County28%> 90%13514,046
Tyler County46%> 90%17920,238
Upshur County39%> 90%51742,567
Uvalde County23%> 90%44624,881
Val Verde County38%86%69447,741
Van Zandt County40%85%62962,649
Victoria County26%86%1,17091,413
Walker County10%65%2,36580,209
Waller County19%> 90%1,63361,552
Washington County16%> 90%79136,647
Webb County28%69%4,665269,294
Wharton County36%85%43441,794
Wichita County14%83%2,580129,996
Wilbarger County25%81%21112,616
Willacy County8%85%32620,139
Williamson County39%86%7,559672,688
Wilson County36%> 90%60952,781
Wise County41%> 90%83775,005
Wood County30%86%51246,961
Yoakum County32%71%1477,571
Young County33%88%23418,029
Zapata County49%76%19613,841
Zavala County32%> 90%1949,412

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The voter data shown on this page comes from a commercial source that compiles official state records and was last updated on Jul 14, 2026. Population estimates come from the American Community Survey. To learn more, read our research model.

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