After early voting, 57.3% of registered voters in Texas have cast ballots, just shy of the total turnout of 59.4% in 2016.
Mandi Cai
Mandi Cai was a designer/developer at The Texas Tribune from 2019 to 2022, telling stories with code and graphics as part of the data visuals team. Previously, she created dashboards for scientists at BioBright, a Boston-based biotechnology company, and visualized defense data for Defense Footprint, a project contextualizing the United States' international military presence. She graduated from Brown University in 2017 with a concentration in neuroscience, focusing on the intersection of cognitive science and design. Mandi enjoys murals, freestyle embroidery and animated films.
Posted in
Texas 2020 Elections
Texas has added 1.8 million registered voters. Where they are shows how the state has become more competitive.
Most of the new voters registered in the state’s fast-growing urban counties or suburbs.
Posted in
Texas 2020 Elections
More than 9 million Texans have cast ballots so far, surpassing the state’s total votes cast in 2016
Texas’ population is growing, and it extended its early voting period this year due to the coronavirus. Experts are predicting the percent of registered voters who cast ballots this year will be higher than it has been for years.
Posted in
Texas 2020 Elections
Texas hits record high for early voting turnout
Forty-six percent of registered voters in Texas had cast their ballots through Monday. In 2016, the percentage was 43.5% for the entire early voting period.
Posted in
Graphics and data reporting
Texans have until Oct. 30 to vote early in 2020 election
The last day to vote early in Texas is Oct. 30. Use The Texas Tribune’s voter guide to learn more about key election dates, voting during the pandemic, mail-in voting and Texas candidates.
Posted in
Texas 2020 Elections
Texas’ massive early voting numbers have persisted, leading to predictions of overall turnout unseen in years
Experts are predicting that as many as 12 million people could vote in Texas this year.
Posted in
Coronavirus in Texas
Two key Texas counties — Democratic stronghold Harris and traditionally red Denton — are setting early voting records
As of Friday, 27% of registered voters in Denton County had cast their ballots in the 2020 election — surpassing the county’s 2016 turnout of 18% on the fourth day.
Posted in
Texas 2020 Elections
Early voting appears up in Texas. It’s too early to know what that means.
First-day turnout was up just under a percentage point in Texas’ 10 biggest counties, but it’s unclear whether that trend will continue through Election Day.
Posted in
Reopening Texas Schools
Texas updates coronavirus case totals in schools, but the data remains limited and murky
The state’s second attempt at reporting known COVID-19 cases among students and staff doesn’t get much closer to helping the public understand how or whether infections are spreading in Texas public schools.
Posted in
Reopening Texas Schools
Texas Department of State Health Services withdraws data on school infections, citing “issues”
Data released this week showing reported coronavirus infection breakdowns by school district has been withdrawn by state health officials after “issues” were discovered.