Where the extra 2026 voters came from
County-by-county change in the governor's race, 2022 vs 2026, for all 254 Texas counties
2026 figures are unofficial (Texas Secretary of State election-night feed, all 254 counties reporting, last updated Nov 4, 2026 10:48 PM). 2022 figures are the certified canvass.
How the 1.8 million extra votes split
By county size
Counties ranked by 2022 votes cast for governor.
Map
Net vote gain (D − R)
Margin shift
Vote growth %
Turnout change
All counties
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Sources: 2026: Texas Secretary of State election-night results feed (goelect.txelections.civixapps.com, election 53815). 2022: Texas Secretary of State results archive (results.texas-election.com, election 47009); county totals sum exactly to the certified statewide canvass.
Raw data: county-2026.csv · county-2022.csv .
"Votes" means total votes cast for governor, including third-party and write-in votes. Turnout is governor votes ÷ registered voters. Margin is (D − R) ÷ total votes. County boundaries from the U.S. Census via us-atlas.
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