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Smith County, Texas · voter turnout

Who shows up to vote

Every budget, bond, and tax on this site was decided by people elected — or a measure passed — by whoever voted. These are the official counts: registered voters, ballots cast, and the share that voted. Nothing here is about candidates or how anyone voted.

Smith County — share of registered voters who voted

Nov 5, 2024 General Election
103,879 of 162,009 registered voters · 127 of 254 counties		 64.1%
statewide 61.1%
Mar 5, 2024 Primary Elections (Democratic + Republican)
35,774 of 156,695 registered voters · 187 of 254 counties		 22.8%
statewide 18.4%
Nov 7, 2023 Constitutional Amendment Election
22,893 of 154,762 registered voters · 178 of 254 counties		 14.8%
statewide 14.5%
Nov 8, 2022 General Election
76,220 of 153,936 registered voters · 112 of 254 counties		 49.5%
statewide 45.9%
May 24, 2022 Primary Runoffs (Democratic + Republican) — counties with a runoff only
10,880 of 151,064 registered voters · 170 of 254 counties		 7.2%
statewide 8.2%
May 7, 2022 Constitutional Amendment Election
12,965 of 151,276 registered voters · 131 of 254 counties		 8.6%
statewide 7.5%
Mar 1, 2022 Primary Elections (Democratic + Republican)
34,595 of 148,723 registered voters · 152 of 254 counties		 23.3%
statewide 17.6%
Nov 2, 2021 Constitutional Amendment Election
10,763 of 147,920 registered voters · 185 of 254 counties		 7.3%
statewide 8.7%
Nov 3, 2020 General Election
100,089 of 146,149 registered voters · 93 of 254 counties		 68.5%
statewide 66.7%
Mar 3, 2020 Primary Elections (Democratic + Republican)
39,859 of 140,898 registered voters · 169 of 254 counties		 28.3%
statewide 25.3%
Nov 5, 2019 Constitutional Amendment Election
15,902 of 138,031 registered voters · 208 of 254 counties		 11.5%
statewide 12.4%

In Smith County, 103,879 people voted in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election — and 35,774 in the Mar 5, 2024 Primary Elections (Democratic + Republican): about 34 primary voters for every 100 general-election voters.

Across Texas in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election: highest turnout — King 81.8%, Borden 79.5%, Roberts 79.2%. Lowest — Maverick 43.8%, Reeves 43.9%, Webb 44.3%.

Source: https://results.texas-election.com/ — retrieved 2026-10-06. Turnout is ballots cast divided by registered voters; people who aren’t registered aren’t counted at all.

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