Number Of Voters In Texas Did NOT Increase In 2016

Posted on the 11 November 2016 by Jobsanger

This chart, made from information provided by the office of the Texas Secretary of State, surprised me a bit. The early voting totals were up in Texas, and actually set a new record. That had made me think the voting percentage as a whole would also increase. It did not.
Only 59.13% of the registered voters in the state bothered to go to the polls and cast a vote in this election. That's about the same as it was in 2012 (58.57%), and actually slightly less than in 2008 (59.5%).
All that happened was that more of the normal 58% to 59% that usually vote decided to vote early instead of waiting for election day.
Here are the votes for president in Texas:
Donald Trump (R)...............4,681,590 (52.42%)
Hillary Clinton (D)...............3,867,816 (43.31%)
Gary Johnson (L)...............282,524 (3.16%)
Jill Stein (G)...............71,307 (0.79%)