Advocates rally voters after dozens of polling sites closed in 'swing' Texas county
Summary
Community and advocacy groups in Tarrant County, Texas, are helping voters find polling places after county officials cut 92 locations ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections. The county says the cuts improve efficiency and save money; voting-rights advocates and Democrats say they may create barriers, especially in communities of color.Key Facts
- The county reduced polling locations from 316 in the 2022 midterms to 224 this year.
- The five-member Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in September, with three Republicans supporting them and two Democrats opposing them.
- Tarrant County Commissioner Matt Krause said the locations were underused and that the number of sites complies with state law.
- An ABC News analysis found that 21 ZIP codes with more than 75% non-white residents lost 37 polling sites; those areas accounted for 40% of the county's polling-place losses.
- In ZIP code 76010, Election Day polling places fell from eight to three, while in ZIP code 76119 they fell from nine to three; neither ZIP code received replacement sites.
- The NAACP chapter in Tarrant County-Fort Worth is calling and texting voters whose former polling places closed to share available locations.
- Tarrant County is the largest Texas county Donald Trump won in 2024, with 51.86% of the vote; Joe Biden won the county in 2020 with 49.31%.
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