Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbers [Video]

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 general election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library. Voters waited in line in upwards of two hours on Election Day. Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune

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More Texans registered to vote in the 2024 November elections than ever before, but turnout lagged behind the most recent presidential race, especially in the state’s most populous urban counties that Democrats hoped to dominate by centering issues such as abortion and the state of democracy.

A record 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the election, according to state data. About 11.3 million people, or 61% of registered voters, cast ballots in the general election, according to preliminary, unofficial data.

While the raw number of Texans who voted this …

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