More than 35,000 Fort Bend County residents cast their ballots in person and by mail during the first week of early voting in the primary election, county data shows.
At the polls
As of Feb. 22, 35,164 Fort Bend County voters—34,403 in-person and 761 by mail—have cast their ballots, representing approximately 6.2% of the county’s 567,133 registered voters, according to early voting statistics.
County data shows 20,109 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 15,055 in the Republican primary.
In 2024’s March primary, almost 60,000 Fort Bend County voters cast their votes during the early voting period, with Republicans showing high turnouts with 34,113 voters, Community Impact previously reported. The election saw a total of 100,557 ballots, representing 19% of the county’s total registered voters.
Zooming out
Meanwhile, a total of 137,395 in-person and mail-in ballots have been cast in Harris County more than halfway through the 10-day early voting period ahead of the March 3 primary election, according to the county clerk’s office.
In Harris County, voters can cast their ballot at any polling location during early voting and on election day. The county has 60 early voting locations.
During the March 2024 primary election, 211,223 voters cast ballots during the entire early voting period, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Looking ahead
Fort Bend County residents can cast their votes at any of the 30 early voting locations countywide from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 23-27, according to the county’s election website.
Election day is March 3 with voting locations open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the Texas secretary of state’s website. Registered voters can cast their ballot at any of the 77 locations countywide on election day, according to the county's website.
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