A brand new report from Texas Southern College’s Barbara Jordan Public Coverage Analysis and Survey Middle reveals that the overwhelming majority of Harris County voters had been happy with their expertise through the November 2024 election, with help crossing get together traces.
Listed below are some key findings from the report:
Voting expertise
65% – wonderful
30% – good
5% – honest
0% – poor
Election operations
62% – very properly run
32% – considerably properly run
6% – poorly run
Prior to now, Harris County’s election course of was at instances problematic. Not anymore.
Beneath the present management of Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, elections in Harris County have been very properly run within the eyes of voters.
Michael Adams
“Beneath the present management of Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, elections in Harris County have been very properly run within the eyes of voters,” mentioned Dr. Michael O. Adams, founding director of the middle. “A considerable majority of Democrats and Republicans reported a superb voting expertise final fall.”
Why some didn’t vote
Regardless of having probably the most registered voters and probably the most votes solid in Texas through the November 2024 basic election, only one,567,610 of the two,664,202 Harris County registered voters (58.8%) turned out to vote.
Amongst registered voters who didn’t solid a poll:
45% didn’t like every of the candidates
42% felt their vote didn’t matter
33% had been nervous their vote wouldn’t be counted
5% lacked an appropriate photograph ID, and cited it as the primary motive they didn’t vote
Non-voter profile:
91% had a Texas driver’s license
40% had a U.S. passport
Voter engagement & marketing campaign exercise
88% of voters and 66% of non-voters acquired election-related communication (primarily textual content messages)
Attended marketing campaign and election occasions
10% digital
8% in-person
Movie star affect? Not a lot
The October 2024 Houston rally that includes Vice President Kamala Harris and Beyoncé had minimal affect:
91% of voters and 82% of non-voters mentioned the rally had no impact on their choice to vote
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