FRIDAY UPDATE: Voting spiked Thursday in anticipation of severe storms.
Nearly 340,000 Tarrant County residents cast their ballots as of Friday morning. There’s one day of early voting left in the midterm election, but turnout may be lower than past days because of the severe storms expected. In anticipation, voting spiked on Thursday, with more than 40,000 ballots cast.
During the last midterm election in 2018, 432,756 people in Tarrant County cast an early vote. Turnout in that election was record-breaking, according to census.gov. Midterm elections generally draw a smaller turnout than presidential election years. This year’s turnout, however, is nearly double the 186,649 in the 2014 midterm election.
In the 2020 presidential election, 666,505 Tarrant County residents voted early. In 2016, 480,964 early voters turned out. This year’s turnout is closest to presidential election numbers from a decade ago. Early voting in the 2012 presidential election drew 387,335 voters.
Where are voters voting early?
Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 3, 337,551 voters cast their ballots. These were the early voting sites with the most voters:
Keller Town Hall — 16,806
Southwest Sub-Courthouse — 15,661
Summerglen Branch Library — 14,988
South Service Center — 14,863
How many people voted each day?
The most votes, 40,024, were cast on Thursday, Nov. 3, and the least, 11,540, were cast on Sunday, Oct. 30. If Friday’s votes are closer to the latter, which is more likely, then the total early voter turnout will be about 350,000.
- Monday, Oct. 24: 29,196
- Tuesday, Oct. 25: 34,739
- Wednesday, Oct. 26: 32,853
- Thursday, Oct. 27: 31,020
- Friday, Oct. 28: 29,653
- Saturday, Oct. 29: 30,043
- Sunday, Oct. 30: 11,540
- Monday, Oct. 31: 32,876
- Tuesday, Nov. 1: 32,482
- Wednesday, Nov. 2: 33,125
- Thursday, Nov. 3: 40,024
Early voting locations with longest wait times
As of Friday morning, these are the early voting sites with the longest lines:
Villages of Woodland Springs, more than an hour wait
Tarrant County College Northeast, more than an hour wait
Saginaw City Hall - Nan Stanford, more than 30 minute wait
White Settlement Public Library, more than 30 minute wait
Center for Community Services Junior League of Arlington, more than 30 minute wait
Mansfield Sub-Courthouse, more than 30 minute wait
To check real-time wait times for each location, visit the Early Voting Dashboard.
What to know about midterm voting
The last day to early vote is Friday, Nov. 4. There are 50 early voting locations in Tarrant County. Hours are Oct. 24 ‐28 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Oct. 29 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Oct. 30 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Oct. 31 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Nov. 1 ‐ 4 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. On Election Day, Nov. 8, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call the Tarrant County Elections Administration at 817‐831‐8683.
This story was originally published October 25, 2022 at 11:57 AM.
