Bexar County Voter Registration and Participation 2008- 2022
The final results, for the Joint Constitutional Amendments to be added to the state constitution, have been counted and voters approved thirteen of the fourteen amendments. The single disapproved amendment was Proposition 13, which would have raised the retirement age, for state justices and judges, from 75 to 79 years of age.
We are now watching the early stages of various campaigns, for the 2024 Elections, from spring primaries to the fall general election, where voters will choose representatives, senators and the next president of the United States.
At basic levels, these contests will be decided by the number of registered voters who will choose to turn out and cast their votes for the candidates of their choice.
In Bexar County, we begin an examination of voter registrations and voter participation, to gauge how voter turnout might appear in 2024.
Over the course of numerous elections, both midterm and general, between 2008 to 2022 voter registrations went from 931,128 to 1,230,662 persons registered to vote. Voter Turnout (actual votes cast), ranged from 525,715 to 540,768 persons who voted.
Research shows the percentage of voters actually voting, in 2008, was 56.46% and the percentage, in 2022, was 43.94%.
In 2010, a midterm year, 905,859 voters were registered, with 304,062 votes being cast, at a rate of 33.57%.
2012, 918,552 persons were registered to vote and 511,411 voters cast votes, at 55.8%.
2014, 957,119 voters were registered, 300,860 persons voted, at a rate of 31.43%.
2016, 1,045,537 voters were registered, but 586,051 persons voted, at a rate of 56.96%.
2018, 1,073,320 voters were registered, 551,073 voters voted, at a rate of 51%.
2020, there were 1,188,373 registered voters, while 756,039 persons voted, at a rate of 63.57%.
2022, a midterm election, 1,230,662 voters were registered and 540,768 persons went to the polls, at a rate of 43.94%.
General (Presidential) elections are held every four years, while midterm elections take place every two years.
Voters must now seize the opportunity to have a greater impact in every election, whether it’s the midterm or general election.
Find out if your voting Precinct has a Precinct Chair, which is generally an elected position within either party. This can lead to mobilization of community based organizations, neighbors and concerned citizens, all of whom have a stake in the outcome of future elections!
Make A Difference – VOTE!
