Denton County, Texas 2026 Elections
Make Your Plan to Vote in Denton County
Check Your Registration
The deadline to register was Oct. 5. Confirm your registration is active before you go.
Check your registration (opens in new tab)Choose Where to Vote
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 30. You can vote at any early voting location in your county. Denton County is not on the Secretary of State’s Countywide Polling Place Program list, so on Nov. 3 plan to vote at your assigned precinct.
Bring Photo ID
Acceptable photo IDs to vote in person:
- Texas driver license issued by DPS
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas personal ID card issued by DPS
- Texas handgun license issued by DPS
- U.S. military ID card with your photo
- U.S. citizenship certificate with your photo
- U.S. passport (book or card)
If you do not have one of these and cannot reasonably obtain one, you may fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and present an alternative form of ID, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or voter registration certificate.
Photo ID rules on VoteTexas.gov (opens in new tab)
Early Voting So Far in Denton County
Through Oct 22, day 4 of 12. Counts are from the Texas Secretary of State's daily reports and can be revised.
- Early Votes Cast
- 124,389
- Of Registered Voters
- 18.1%
- In Person
- 120,141
- By Mail
- 4,248
Denton ranks #8 of the 53 Texas counties with a page on this site, by the share reported by the Secretary of State of registered voters who have voted early. Statewide, including higher county reports, 15.7% of 19,041,684 registered voters have voted early.
On the Ballot in Denton County
Every registered voter in Denton County votes in these statewide races. TexPolls doesn't map U.S. House districts to counties yet, so district races aren't listed here.
November 2026 results for Denton County aren't available on this page. Election Day is November 3.
2024 Presidential Lean
2024 presidential baseline, not a 2026 forecast. Denton County ranks #7 of 254 Texas counties by 2024 vote total.
Donald Trump +13 points
- Kamala Harris (D)
- 191,503
- Donald Trump (R)
- 250,521
- Other
- 7,164
- Total votes
- 449,188
2026 Primary Votes Cast
Governor's race · both partiesVotes cast in the governor's primary (top of the ticket), summed across both parties. A few percent of voters skip the top race, so total ballots cast run slightly higher.
Primary Early Voting
Through Feb 27, 2026Early votes cast before Election Day only, not Denton County's full primary turnout. Votes cast on Election Day (Mar 3) aren't included in this total.
- Total early votes
- 86,697
- 2022 primary total
- 95,958
- EV % of 2022 total
- 90%
2022 primary total is the full 2022 primary (early voting plus Election Day) for comparison.
Statewide Context
Figures for all of Texas.
- Texans registered for Nov. 3
- 19,041,684
- 2026 races TexPolls tracks
- 25
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