Believe It Or Not, The Biggest ‘Voting’ Block In Texas Isn’t Republican

If asked "What is the biggest voting block in Texas" most people, Texan or not would reply "Republican."

However, that simply isn't true. And that assumption has consistently added to the biggest "voting" block: people who could vote, but choose not to.

22.99% of Texas voters are Republican, while 20.31% are Democrats. It's not exactly the huge gulf of difference that many people assume.

56.16% of Texans do not show up at the polls- whether indifferent, disenfranchised, or confident that their pick will win no matter what.

Here's what some Texas Redditors had to say about this information:

Texas isn’t red…it’s very purple. And we don’t actually know if it’s blue enough until we get a better turnout. You can make all the assumptions you want about which way the non-voters lean. Bottom line…the folks that show up to vote pick the leaders. And you don’t have a shot at winning if you don’t show up. Plain and simple.

It benefits the people in power for people to willingly give up their right to vote, then the people will no longer have a say. I don’t care if my politics don’t align with yours, everyone needs to vote for whom they think will be the best representative for the future goals of our state and country.

I actually want to learn more about this group of disenfranchised voters. I want to understand why they don’t vote. I think it is dangerous to assume apathy, and am willing to bet it is much more likely a technical issue in executing the task.

Consider how many people are kicked off registration rolls. Consider the rampant gerrymandering. Consider that machines literally change our vote , by bad design or intentionally not updating to resolve known issues.And plain voter suppression. But yeah. We don't vote....

No matter your candidate of choice, if you can vote, I hope that you do so. If you need to register or update your registration information, you can do so here.

You can also check your registration status here, and I recommend you do so that you have time to hopefully sort out any issues that would keep you from voting.