How many Tarrant County residents voted on the first day of early voting?

Dalia Faheid
Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com

Nearly 30,000 Tarrant County residents cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in the midterm election on Oct. 24.

During the 2018 midterm election, 41,947 people in Tarrant County cast an early vote on the first day they could. Turnout in that election was record-breaking, according to census.gov. Midterm elections generally draw a smaller turnout than presidential election years.

Monday’s turnout, however, was more than double the 13,466 in the 2014 midterm election.

On the first day of early voting in the 2020 presidential election, 42,343 Tarrant County residents voted. In 2016, 43,140 voters turned out. That is on par with election numbers from a decade ago. The first day of early voting in Nov. 2012 drew 30,133 voters.

Where are voters voting early?

On Monday, 29,196 voters cast their ballots. These were the early voting sites with the most voters:

  • Keller Town Hall — 1,534

  • Southwest Sub-Courthouse — 1,440

  • Junior League of Arlington Center for Community Service — 1,300

  • South Service Center — 1,276

  • Grapevine Public Library — 1,229

  • Mansfield Sub-Courthouse — 1,169

  • Bedford Public Library — 1,125

  • Summerglen Branch Library — 1,099

  • Southlake Town Hall — 1,017

Early voting locations with longest wait times

As of Tuesday morning, these are the early voting sites with the longest lines, where you’ll have to wait 30 minutes to an hour:

  • Saginaw City Hall — Nan Stanford

  • Colleyville Public Library

  • Bedford Public Library

  • Forest Hill Civic & Convention Center

  • Bob Duncan Center

  • Summerglen Branch Library

To check real-time wait times for each location, visit the Early Voting Dashboard.

What to know about midterm voting

  • The last day to apply for a mail ballot is this Friday. Send by mail, fax or email to the Early Voting Clerk — PO Box 961011 Fort Worth TX 76161‐0011, Fax: 817‐850‐2344, Email: votebymail@tarrantcounty.com. The application can be downloaded from tarrantcounty.com/elections.

  • The last day to early vote is next 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.

  • For more information, call the Tarrant County Elections Administration at 817‐831‐8683.

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