Surge in voter turnout in urban, border counties carried Texas blue wave

Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2026 6:39 pm

By Joshua Fechter, DATA ANALYSIS BY Alex Ford and Apurva Mahajan (via Texas Tribune)

Meanwhile, rural counties saw the smallest growth in turnout.

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Politics, State Government, Uncategorized, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hidalgo County, James Talarico, Kamala Harris, Maverick County, Republicans, Starr County, Ted Cruz, Webb County, Zapata County