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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
15.10% | 38.60% | 30.40% | 45.80% | 24.60% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 21.50% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
33.10% | 40.80% | 42.30% | 50.10% | 39.60% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
11% | 27.30% | 25% | 39.10% | 19.20% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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TEXAS
19.20%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
TEXAS YOUTH VOTE
2026
ELECTION DAY
November 3, 2026
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
October 5, 2026
Texas voters should verify their registration, review their sample ballot, and confirm their polling location before Election Day.
EARLY VOTING
October 19–30, 2026.
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
Texas generally requires an accepted form of identification when voting in person. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain an accepted ID may have other procedures available.
MAIL-IN VOTING
Texas limits mail-in voting to voters who meet specified eligibility requirements. The standard application deadline for the November General Election is October 23, 2026. Review official requirements before applying.
OFFICIAL RESOURCES
Texas voter information: https://www.votetexas.gov/
Election calendar: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/
2024
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Vote Texas–official Secretary of State website.
- Voter registration starts at 17 years, 10 months, vote at 18.
- State ID rules and helpline for Texas.
- Texas: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Texas law requires high schools to offer voter registration to students twice a year. A report by the Texas Civil Rights project suggests that the law is unevenly observed.
- The office of the Secretary of State urges students to participate in mock elections before they are eligible to vote.
- NextGen Texas is seeking to “close the generational gap.”
- Students who are at least 16 can serve as an Election Clerk.
- Support for first time voters.
College and University initiatives
- 49 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- University of Texas at Austin and Texas Christian won Big Twelve Votes awards for highest registration and turnout.
- Texas Woman’s University won recognition for one of the best 2020 action plans.
- Move Texas, founded by University of Texas San Antonio students in 2013, has expanded statewide and registered 50,000 young people in 2020.
- TEXAS CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
NGOs supporting youth vote
- League of Women Voters of Texas sponsors a website and multi-lingual helplines for student voters.
- NextGen Texas is seeking to “close the generational gap.”
- Students who are at least 16 can serve as an Election Clerk.
- Support for first time voters.
- Move Texas, founded by University of Texas San Antonio students in 2013, has expanded statewide and registered 50,000 young people in 2020.
Other Factors and Initiatives
- League of Women Voters of Texas sponsors a website and multi-lingual helplines for student voters.
- Student IDs are not acceptable for registration. See Texas ID helpline.
- Early registration deadlines!
- Texas’ new Voting maps do not reflect rise in populations of color documented in 2020 Census; criticized for gerrymandering college campuses.
- Texas is one of the youngest states in the US; one in three eligible voters is under 30.
- Texas passed laws that make voting more difficult such as increasing voter purges and reducing the number of polling places.
