As Tarrant County debates voting on college campuses, here’s where people voted in 2020

Tarrant County commissioners are debating where to put early voting locations for the November general election and could reduce the number of locations on colleges campuses.

Late Thursday morning, a specially called commissioners court meeting was ongoing. The meeting was called after commissioners last week failed to approve a list of 50 proposed early voting sites. The 2-2 vote was along party lines, with Commissioner Manny Ramirez not present.

New lists of possible voting locations before the court have fewer sites on college campuses than the initial proposal.

As they weigh college campus polling places, here’s where people voted early in Tarrant County in 2020, the last time a presidential race was on the ticket.

Locations with most voters in 2020

1. Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller: 26,537
2. Center for Community Service Junior League of Arlington, 4002 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington: 25,340
   
   
3. Villages of Woodland Springs Amenity Building, 12209 Timberland Boulevard, Fort Worth: 24,645
   
   
4. The REC of Grapevine, 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine: 23,745
   
   

5. Pack up & Play AfterSchool, 5350 Basswood Boulevard, Fort Worth, 76137: 23,248

Locations with fewest voters in 2020

• Tarrant County College Trinity River, 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth: 2,571
• Worth Heights Community Center, 3551 New York Ave., Fort Worth: 2,930
• Texas Wesleyan University, 3021 E Rosedale St., Fort Worth: 2,989
• Southwestern Baptist Theological, 1900 W Boyce Ave., Fort Worth: 3,838
• Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Drive, Fort Worth: 3,988

College locations in 2020

1. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1900 W Boyce Ave., Fort Worth: 3,838
2. Tarrant County College Northeast, 828 W Harwood Road, Hurst: 8,273
3. Tarrant County College Northwest, 4801 Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth: 9,871
4. Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Drive, Fort Worth: 3,988
5. Tarrant County College Southeast EMB, 2100 Southeast Parkway, Arlington: 13,751
6. Tarrant County College Trinity River, 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth: 2,571
7. Texas Wesleyan University, 3021 E Rosedale St., Fort Worth: 2,989
8. UNT Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth: 10,940
9. The University of Texas Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington: 9,754

There were 666,505 who voted early in person during the 2020 election.

Find the full breakdown here.

This story was originally published September 12, 2024 at 11:34 AM.

Eleanor Dearman

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Eleanor (Elly) Dearman is a Texas politics and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She’s based in Austin, covering the Legislature and its impact on North Texas. She grew up in Denton and has been a reporter for more than six years. Support my work with a digital subscription