# Texas Blue Wave Fueled by Border Turnout

> Democrats sweep Texas after border and urban counties surge in voter turnout.
- Title: Texas Blue Wave Fueled by Border Turnout · Texastribune
- Summary: Democrats sweep Texas after border and urban counties surge in voter turnout. Democrats won Texas statewide after record turnout in border and urban counties…
- Keywords: texas, democrats, voter turnout, border counties, urban counties, midterm election, sen. ted cruz, james talarico, Texastribune
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515612/texas-blue-wave-voter-turnout
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- Topics: texas, democrats, voter turnout, border counties, urban counties, midterm election, sen. ted cruz, james talarico, news, local
## Texas Midterm Turnout
9.8 million texans cast ballots in this year's unusually contested midterms.
## Record Voter Registration
19 million texans registered to vote, 418,000 more than in 2024.
## Urban Turnout Surge
Suburban counties like collin, denton and fort bend saw turnout grow by 4.7 points.
## Border County Shift
Border counties surged by over 8 percentage points compared to 2022.
## Democratic Gains
Starr, zapata, Maverick, Hidalgo and Webb counties shifted 38 points toward democrats.
## Rural Turnout Change
Rural counties saw turnout rise 1.4 points, shrinking republican margins.
## Historic Democratic Win
Democrats broke decadeslong exile from statewide office in texas.
## Key takeaway

Democrats won Texas statewide after record turnout in border and urban counties shifted the election.