Travis County voter turnout surpasses both 2016, 2018
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - Travis County's voter turnout for the 2020 election has surpassed both 2016 and 2018.
According to the Travis County Clerk's office, as of 5 p.m. over 43,000 people voted on Election Day. During the early voting period, 486,939 people voted in person and 64,443 mail-in ballots were received, bringing the unofficial cumulative early voting total to 553,290.
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The Travis County Clerk's office reported Wednesday morning that 70.45% of eligible voters participated in the election with 607,354 ballots cast. However, these do not include mail-in ballots received Wednesday or provisional and overseas ballots.