Galveston County, Texas 2026 Elections
Make Your Plan to Vote in Galveston 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. Galveston County is in the Countywide Polling Place Program, so on Nov. 3 you can vote at any location in the county.
Galveston County elections office (opens in new tab)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 Galveston County
Through Oct 21, day 3 of 12. Counts are the Secretary of State's daily reports and can be revised.
- Early votes cast
- 36,625
- Of registered voters
- 14.6%
- In person
- 35,640
- By mail
- 985
Galveston ranks #5 of the 53 Texas counties with a page on this site, by share of registered voters who have voted early. Statewide, 11.5% of 19,041,684 registered voters have voted early.
November 2026 results for Galveston County aren't available on this page. Election Day is November 3.
2024 Presidential Lean
2024 presidential baseline, not a 2026 forecast. Galveston County ranks #14 of 254 Texas counties by 2024 vote total.
Donald Trump +27 points
- Kamala Harris (D)
- 56,732
- Donald Trump (R)
- 100,295
- Other
- 1,969
- Total votes
- 158,996
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 Galveston County's full primary turnout. Votes cast on Election Day (Mar 3) aren't included in this total.
- Total early votes
- 34,114
- 2022 primary total
- 42,650
- EV % of 2022 total
- 80%
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
On the Ballot in Galveston County
Every registered voter in Galveston County votes in these statewide races. TexPolls doesn't map U.S. House districts to counties yet, so district races aren't listed here.
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