Kerrville set a new record for city council elections this year in early voting. According to City Clerk Brenda Craig, 3.087 ballots were cast in this year’s early voting period. That’s up 16.5% over 2016 totals for early voting.
There were 2,585 ballots cast by personal appearance at the Cailloux Theater, and 502 ballots by mail, for a total of 3,087.
The previous record for a council race was the 2016 election, with 2,650 votes cast early. But this didn’t beat the biggest early voting total of all time, which was set in 2006, which was the “tax freeze” election, with 4,083 ballots cast early.
Here’s how the demographics break down for this year’s early voting totals:
- 2,585 ballots cast by personal appearance
- 502 ballots by mail
- 3,087 total ballots cast so far
- Average voter age: 66
- 56% female, 44% male (of those that chose to reveal their gender on voter rolls)
- Under 50 years of age: 15.7%
- 50 years of age and over: 84.3%
- 16.5% increase in early voter turnout since 2016
