Nearly 300,000 voters in Fort Bend County cast their ballots in person during early voting Oct. 21-Nov. 1, county data shows.
What residents need to know
Fort Bend County data shows 297,649 ballots have been cast as of Nov. 1 for the Nov. 5 general election, which accounts for over 53% of the county’s 555,569 registered voters.
This number falls shy of the 62% of voters who cast ballots early in the 2020 general election; although, an additional six early voting days were allotted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State office’s website. In the 2020 election, 73.65% of the county’s registered voters cast ballots throughout the election season.
What else?
According to county data, 11 polling locations in Fort Bend County had over 10,000 ballots cast over the early voting period, with the top five including:
- 23,734 at Cinco Ranch Branch Library in Katy
- 17,621 at Four Corners Community Center in Sugar Land
- 15,080 at Sienna Annex in Missouri City
- 14,518 at James Bowie Middle School in Richmond
- 13,669 at Sugar Land Branch Library in Sugar Land
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Looking ahead
Registered voters have one final chance to cast their ballot at one of the county’s 83 polls from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. To see a list of Election Day polling locations, click here.
Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide for more information about local candidates and propositions on your ballot.
