This year’s early voting turnout is lower than the past two presidential elections in 2016 and 2020; however, it is also below the last gubernatorial election in 2018, which brought in 47.27% of voters.
A total of 329,848 ballots were cast during early voting, and there are 887,007 registered Travis County’s voters.
Most early voters, 309,782, headed to the polls to cast their ballots and 18,859 ballots were mail-in. The last day of early voting, Nov. 4, had the highest turnout at 51,553 voters.
PACE Campus Gym in Pflugerville had the most ballots cast at 19,464 votes, followed by Southpark Meadows shopping mall in South Austin at 18,040 votes. Those locations were two of the five megacenters that had extended early voting hours on Oct. 29 and Nov. 4.
The Travis County Granger Building saw the lowest number of total votes at 1,755, followed by the Lake Travis ISD Educational Development Center, which saw only 2,721 voters.
Races for Austin’s mayor, half of Austin’s City Council, and Hays County and Travis County judge are on the ballot this year.
The ballot also features Proposition A in Austin, which would issue $350 million in tax-supported general obligation bonds for supportive and affordable housing, and several school bonds and board of trustee races.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters can cast their ballot at any of the 167 polling places across the county open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
“It’s important for voters to make their voice heard,” County Clerk Rebecca Guerrero said in a news release. “From city and county races to statewide races, there is a lot on the ballot this election, and voters should do their research and bring written notes with them to vote.”
